एक कमज़ोर दिमाग खुशहाली और विपत्ति—दोनों के बोझ को नहीं संभाल पाता।
A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity.
A weak mind sinks under prosperity, as well as under adversity.
ज्ञान प्यार का जनक है; और विवेक (बुद्धिमत्ता) खुद प्यार है।
Knowledge is the parent of love; wisdom, love itself.
Knowledge is the parent of love; wisdom, love itself.
बच्चे हमेशा प्रकाश (सत्य/अच्छाई) की ओर आकर्षित होते हैं। काश! इस दुनिया के बड़े लोग भी छोटे बच्चों जैसे बन जाते!
Children always turn towards the light. Oh that grown-up people in this world became like little children!
Children always turn towards the light. Oh that grown-up people in this world became like little children!
एक बहुत अच्छे चुटकुले के बाद अगर कुछ बेहतरीन हो सकता है, तो वह एक बेहद घटिया चुटकुले का होना है।
The next best thing to a very good joke is a very bad one.
The next best thing to a very good joke is a very bad one.
बहुत कम लोगों में इतनी हिम्मत होती है कि वे जितने अच्छे वास्तव में हैं, उतने ही दिख सकें। ज़्यादातर लोग महानता को ताकत से जोड़ देते हैं, जबकि महानता का ताकत से दूर-दूर तक कोई वास्ता नहीं होता।
Few people have courage enough to appear as good as they really are. Most people confuse greatness with power, despite the fact that greatness has nothing to do with power.
Few people have courage enough to appear as good as they really are. Most people confuse greatness with power, despite the fact that greatness has nothing to do with power.
हर इंसान का अपना एक निजी रंगमंच होता है, जिसमें वह खुद ही मैनेजर, अभिनेता, प्रॉम्प्टर, नाटककार, परदा उठाने वाला, बॉक्स-कीपर, दरबान और साथ ही दर्शक भी, सब कुछ खुद ही होता है।
Everybody has his own theatre, in which he is manager, actor, prompter, playwright, sceneshifter, boxkeeper, doorkeeper, all in one, and audience into the bargain.
Everybody has his own theatre, in which he is manager, actor, prompter, playwright, sceneshifter, boxkeeper, doorkeeper, all in one, and audience into the bargain.
बहुत से लोग अपना भगवान खुद गढ़ लेते हैं; और उनका भगवान कुछ वैसा ही होता है जैसा फ्रांसीसी लोग 'ले बॉन दियू' (दयालु भगवान) कहकर पुकारते हैं—जो बहुत क्षमाशील, थोड़ा कमज़ोर, ज़रूरत पड़ने पर तुरंत पास आ जाता है, लेकिन जब हम कोई गलत काम करने का मन बनाते हैं तो हमारी नजरों से कोसों दूर चला जाता है। ऐसा भगवान किसी पत्थर की मूर्ति जितना ही बनावटी (अंधविश्वास) है।
Many people make their own God; and he is much what the French may mean when they talk of le bon Dieu,--very indulgent, rather weak, near at hand when we want anything, but far away out of sight when we have a mind to do wrong. Such a God is as much an idol as if he were an image of stone.
Many people make their own God; and he is much what the French may mean when they talk of le bon Dieu,--very indulgent, rather weak, near at hand when we want anything, but far away out of sight when we have a mind to do wrong. Such a God is as much an idol as if he were an image of stone.
दर्शनशास्त्र का मुख्य काम मानव स्वभाव के हर कोने की थाह लेना है।
The business of philosophy is to circumnavigate human nature.
The business of philosophy is to circumnavigate human nature.
लोग किसी भी चीज़ के लिए भीख माँगने से इतने नहीं कतराते, जितना कि माफी माँगने से; यानी तब, जब माफी माँगने की कोई ठोस वजह मौजूद हो।
To no kind of begging are people so averse, as to begging pardon; that is, when there is any serious ground for doing so.
To no kind of begging are people so averse, as to begging pardon; that is, when there is any serious ground for doing so.
यदि आपके धर्मशास्त्री दार्शनिक नहीं हैं, तो आपका दर्शन न तो दैवीय हो पाएगा और न ही भविष्य भाँपने में सक्षम होगा।
If your divines are not philosophers, your philosophy will neither be divine, nor able to divine.
If your divines are not philosophers, your philosophy will neither be divine, nor able to divine.
सच्ची नेकी उस जुगनू की तरह है, जो सबसे ज़्यादा तब चमकती है जब आसमान के अलावा उसे देखने वाला कोई और नहीं होता।
True goodness is like the glow-worm in this, that it shines most when no eyes except those of heaven are upon it.
True goodness is like the glow-worm in this, that it shines most when no eyes except those of heaven are upon it.
दिमाग सफेद कागज के टुकड़े की तरह है, जिसमें जो छाप सबसे ज़्यादा बार पड़ती है और सबसे लंबे समय तक टिकती है, वे काले रंग की (यानी बुरी) होती हैं।
The mind is like a sheet of white paper in this, that the impressions it receives the oftenest, and retains the longest, are black ones.
The mind is like a sheet of white paper in this, that the impressions it receives the oftenest, and retains the longest, are black ones.
कितनी अजीब बात है कि हमारे पास इतने सारे शब्द हैं! जब भी इंसान कुछ कहना चाहता है, तो उसे कहने के तीन-चार तरीके एक साथ दिमाग में घूमने लगते हैं; और समझ नहीं आता कि किसे चुनें। यह किसी फीते... या जीवनसाथी को चुनने जितना ही सिरदर्द और उलझन भरा होता है।
What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and one can't tell which to choose. It is as troublesome and puzzling as choosing a ribbon ... or a husband.
What a pity it is that there are so many words! Whenever one wants to say anything, three or four ways of saying it run into one's head together; and one can't tell which to choose. It is as troublesome and puzzling as choosing a ribbon ... or a husband.
प्राचीन काल में, साहस को हीvirtue (सद्गुण) का मुख्य हिस्सा माना जाता था; आज के समय में, हालाँकि हम कम बहादुर नहीं हैं, फिर भी 'पवित्रता' को ही मुख्य सद्गुण माना जाता है।
By the ancients, courage was regarded as practically the main part of virtue; by us, though I hope we are not less brave, purity is so regarded now.
By the ancients, courage was regarded as practically the main part of virtue; by us, though I hope we are not less brave, purity is so regarded now.
ईसाई धर्म का मूल गुण आज्ञाकारिता है।
The virtue of Christianity is obedience.
The virtue of Christianity is obedience.