Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.