True statement

There was a war between Greece and Persia. The Greece fought with bravely but got defeated on account of the betrayal of a priest in the temple of the Greek Goddess. The court of justice assembled to try the case. The priest pleaded guilty and prayed for pardon. When the court was deliberating on the issue, an old woman came to the forum and said, "No time need be wasted for further consideration of the case. There is no guarantee that he will not betray the country again. If he is freed, it will be an encouragement to other traitors. He should be immediately executed. He is my son but I attach more importance to love of my country than love to my son offspring."

A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weeds will continue multiplying. Just as the gardener cultivates his garden, keeping it free from weeds, and growing the flowers and fruits of his choice, so may a man tend the garden of his mind, weeding out all the useless and impure thoughts, and cultivating the flowers and fruits of noble and pure thoughts. By pursuing this process, sooner or later a man discovers that he is the master gardener of his mind - the controller of his life. In this process it is also revealed to him how the quality of thoughts shapes his character, circumstances, and destiny.

·        All it takes is a word of flattery or criticism to uncover the ego.

·        The universe is not aware of your existence! Relax.

·        There is only one cause for every evil on earth: "This belongs to me!"

·        If you think you are what friends and enemies say you are, you do not know yourself.

·        I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.

·        People are simply going to be exactly the way they are, independent of our opinion about them.

·        To know things is to be learned. To know others is to be wise. To know the self is to be enlightened.

·        If you labor very hard solely with the aim of helping others, it is very good. Even if you work hard for your own advancement, it is praiseworthy. But if you exert for your own selfish gain, you are an unfeeling entity clinging to the earth and sucking full nourishment for self. If you want to do something for the welfare of others, be like a fruit which exists only for the good of all. It signals like this: - "Oh human beings! I have become juicy, ripe and very tasteful for nourishing others. You also become like me." ========== Kehlil Gibran.