Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by Neetishatakam

Your good looks will not help you, not your lineage, not your impeccable character, not even your education. It is the good deeds you would have done in the past that comes to your rescue and bear fruits just like a tree planted years ago.
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Ambition is the root cause of prosperity, gain and auspiciousness. A man of constant endeavor becomes a great man. He enjoys endless pleasures and prosperity too.
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The good deeds done by a person in the past always protect him whether he is in a forest, battlefield, deep ocean or top of a mountain; whether he is amidst enemies, fire or flood; whether he is asleep, unconscious or any odd condition.
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That man who never assumes a haughty mien,
who never censures others praising himself the while,
and never addresses harsh words to others
for getting himself, is ever loved by all.
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Armlets do not beautify a person, nor do garlands glowing like a moon, nor does bathing, nor perfumes, nor flowers, nor decorated hair. The only ornament of a person is the quality of his speech if it is refined. All other adornments perish, but the ornament of eloquence abides forever.
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They that exert to the best of their might, and act also to the best of their might, and disregard nothing as insignificant, are called wise.
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Invisible to those who try to steal, the treasure which forever provides ineffable happiness, which increases the most even when given to those that seek, which is eternal and does not perish even at the end of the world, is the internal wealth called knowledge. O kings, get rid of your pride, for who indeed can match those whose wealth is knowledge.
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A bald man scorched by the rays on sun on his head, seeking shade, guided by his fate, took shelter under a palm tree hoping to get some relief. Even there, a big fruit fell from the tree, with a loud noise broke his head and killed him. Usually, troubles always follow an unlucky person wherever he goes.
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Topics: Fate

He that is wise should either do an act or desist from it fully considering his own ability, the nature of the act, and the consequence also of success.
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Learned men have declared that a king, although powerful, should never consult with these four, viz., men of small sense, men that are procrastinating, men that are indolent, and men that are flatterers.
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Milk imparts its inherent qualities like sweetness to its constituent water. When it is boiled, the water on having seen the milk in distress immediately sacrifices itself in the fire (by evaporation).The milk in turn becomes eager to throw itself into the fire (by boiling over) on seeing the plight of its friend water. However, it settles down when united with water. Such is the nature of friendship of the virtuous.
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He who never boastfully strives to attain the three objects of human pursuit, who when asked, tells the truth, who quarrels not even for the sake of friends, and who never becomes angry though slighted, is reckoned as wise.
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Grief, instead of helping the acquisition of his object, dries up the body, and makes one’s foes glad. Therefore, do not yield to grief.
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It is better to live with wild beasts wandering in the mountains, than with fools even in the comfortable and heavenly halls of the Lord of Gods.
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