A Treasury of Wisdom

Free Preview A Treasury of Wisdom The book contains nearly 1900 gems of art, wisdom and proverbs from great thinkers, philosophers, poets and world’s sharpest statesmen and sages. Here is an exhaustive collection of favorite quotations from Lao Tse (570 BC) , Lord Buddha and Socrates to the Present( 2015). It contains on every page, the wisdom of all nations, insights into the secrets of life and a key to your success and happiness. Do you know who said these---? “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes “ “He who does work with good intention will never suffer in life.” “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” “Fear clogs; but Faith liberates.” “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” “Half the world does not know how the other half lives.” “Learn from the mistakes of others, you cannot live long enough to make them all yourselves.” “Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers and let them go their own way.” “Those who complain of want of time are people who don’t make proper use of time at their disposal.” “When it is question of money, everybody is of same religion.” “When one is cheating himself he is full of fear and insecurity.” “You cannot change your future. But, you can change your habits and surely your habits will change your future.” “Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.” “Every man thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” “Each work has to pass through three stages----- ridicule, opposition, and acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.’ These are just samples of the thousands of the favorites to be found in this book. Lines from great speeches, poems, plays, songs, scriptures and novels’ are included. Every quotation is listed under arranged subject headings and these are serially numbered. And some of these have been highlighted to draw the attention of the readers; because these may be more relevant, useful, practical and applicable to solve our day to day problems. There is a complete Author Index and the table of contents gives the subject and its heading. This book will familiarize you with these famous wise sayings and their Authors. Now you can quote accurately and quickly by using this compact and invaluable reference book. A special feature of this book is that its contents know no barriers; they transcend languages, country, culture and civilizations. In fact it represents the quintessence of the wisdom of ages from far and near. While it is useful to anyone interested in enriching his fund of knowledge and enlarging the frontiers of his understanding, it should prove an invaluable companion to young scholars and therefore I would recommend it to them. The book acts like a medicine that relieves tension and brings peace of mind. It is an ideal Gift of Love for someone you love dearly.