Once upon a times, the Frogs used to live in a free and easy way, each one as he pleased. But the elders among them did not like this. They were tired from this boredom. One day they begged ‘Jove‘ to send a king for them to rule. ‘Jove’ thought it very foolish idea, and tossed […]
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پاکستان میں ہرشخص، گروہ، جماعت یا ادارے نے دوسروں کے نظریات اور خیالات کی جانچ پرکھ کا اپنا ہی پیمانہ بنا لیا ہے۔ وہ اس ڈیڑہ گز کے طویل پیماٗشی آلے کے ساتھ ان کی پیماٗش کرتا ہے ۔ اگر یہ عین اس کے مطابق نہ ہوں تو اس کو توہین، گمراہ، غدار وغیرہ جیسے
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‘Saadi Sherazi’ has a tale about a man, whose head was full of imagined knowledge and arrogance as a result, who went to visit ‘Koshyar‘, from a great distance. ‘Koshyar’ taught him nothing, saying: ‘You may think yourself wise, but nothing can be put into a full pot.’If you are full of pretense, ‘Saadi‘ continues,
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Speaking ‘Tzu Lu‘, the Master said: “Have you ever heard of the six shadows which attend six great virtues?” “No,” he replied. “Sit down then, and I will tell you. Love of goodness without the will to learn casts the shadow called foolishness. Love of knowledge without the will to learn casts the shadow called
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Once upon a time, there was a brisk young Cock, in company with two or three Pullets, his mistresses, ranking upon a dunghill for something to entertain them, happened to scratch up a jewel; he knew what it was well enough, for it sparked with an exceeding bright luster; but, not knowing what to do
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The capacity for knowledge of the inferior man is small and easily filled up; the intelligence of the superior man is deep and not easily satisfied. It matters not what you learn; but when you once learn a thing, you must never give it up until you have mastered it. It matters not what you
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Whether we like someone is influenced by the events with which an individualis associated. Bad news isn’t welcome. We tend to dislike people who tell us whatwe don’t want to hear even when they didn’t cause the bad news i.e., kill themessenger. This gives people an incentive to avoid giving bad news. To protectthemselves, they
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He who grasps more than he can hold, wouldbe better without any.
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German missionary Dr. Albert Schweitzer said: ”An optimist is a person whosees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight.The truly wise person is colorblind.”
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