Practice makes perfect If we use our skills and abilities often enough, we can improve and perfect them. Like tools left unused, they will, otherwise, become useless. The success of sportspersons, artists, and performers is not assured by their talent and promise alone. It is a regular and efficient practice that enables them to improve their performances and to achieve perfection in them. Practice can be so effective that, even if...

What Glows Slowly, Endures In some people, talents are visible from an early age and seem plentiful, unlike others, in whom they may not seem promising. But usually, talents that appear in abundance at a young age do not last long. The decline and disappear with the passage of time. On the other hand, those talents that are less active in the beginning, gain strength and vitality with time. Many children,...

Little Drops of Water Make the Mighty Ocean Even with limited abilities and moderate efforts, we can make great achievements if we combine our efforts to work unitedly. All of humanity’s great achievements had modest beginnings. The signs of progress we experience, and the comforts we enjoy, are due to the cumulative efforts of past generations. Each of those generations played its part in making the world as we see it...

Good speakers are never great doers It is much easier to preach than to practice what one preaches. Whenever something needs to be done, we are more willing to suggest methods to do it, than to actually do it ourselves. Rarely is it realized that suggesting solutions is one thing whereas actually solving problems is entirely another. The more people tend to advise, the less willing they will be to act...

Time and Tide Wait for No Man For us, time is finite. We should, therefore, always make the best use of it. As we do not have any control over it. The time that is wasted can never be regained. We may, nevertheless, divide the time available wisely, in accordance with the needs of each of our numerous activities. If we manage our time properly, we shall realize that we have...

How small a part of all that human hearts endure; that part which laws or kings can cause or cure Success in life depends on how well we overcome the numerous challenges and problems we face in it. But, the nature of the challenges is so complex that succeeding in life is not an easy task. If we study our problems critically, we shall know that, more often than not, we...

One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name Human beings are mortals, but memories of some live on long after they die. The honor they enjoy and the feeling of reverence they arouse in others are due to their individual achievements and their service to society. Even if their mortal lives are short, they command more respect than those who live longer, yet less fruitful and...

Adversity is the Touchstone of Character The strength of our character is determined by the manner in which we face adversity. If we face the numerous challenges in life boldly, without letting them overwhelm us, we shall be able to overcome them and to succeed in life. Moreover, as we face more adverse situations, we feel that our character is gaining in strength. Thus adversity, apart from testing our character, also...