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India has a rich tradition of wisdome which lits our day lifts our spirits. However, our digital space is devoid of this treasure trove. Is it not an irony that a country that has abundant digital resources can not bring its own intellectual and spiritual wealth on one digital platform?
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The true Indian civilization is in the Indian villages. The modern city civilization you find in Europe and America, and in a handful of our cities which are copies of the Western cities and which were built for the foreigner, and by him. But they cannot last. It is only the handicraft civilization that will endure and stand the test of time. But it can do so only if we can correlate the intellect with the hand.
Mahatma Gandhi

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Ravish Kumar
When State acquires all powers, both political and economic; the result is a decline of Dharma.
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I am a pure soul. I need nothing I give love & happiness.
B K Shivani
Good company makes one blessed, it brings virtues and extripates vices.
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Indira Gandhi
You cannot divide water with a stick.
Proverb
If you would ask Him to help you, you would go to Him in all your nakedness, approach Him without reservations, also without fear or doubts as to how He can help a fallen being like you. He who has helped millions who have approached Him, is He going to desert you?
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Stolen wealth seems to grow but actually it will result in limitless ruin.
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The world will not respect the avengers but regard the tolerant as gold.
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Dharma or religion which instills fear, that I do not consider that to be dharma; Religion is one which gives fearlessness.
Morari Bapu
The strength of collective decision making and political responsibility is not only a question of recognizing other people's ability. It is also recognizing one's own limitations.
Aruna Roy
Seeking creates Vacuum. Giving creates fulfillment.
B K Shivani
The best thing about being an entrepreneur is the opportunities are endless. And the sky is the limit. And it is great fun.
Karan Bilimoria
Democracy is not merely a form of government, it is a way of life, an act of faith in the dignity and freedom of the individual.
Dr S Radhakrishnan
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi
The Simple Path Silence is Prayer Prayer is Faith Faith is Love Love is Service The Fruit of Service is Peace.
Mother Teresa
Want Love, Accept yourself. Need Respect, Value yourself. 
B K Shivani
It is essential that we think about 'Our National Identity' without which there is no meaning of 'Independence'.
Pundit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
I do have this one purpose — increasing the intensity of my consciousness of life.
Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha
True happiness comes from within, not from external circumstances.
Jaya Kishori
The world belongs to those who let go.
Lao Tzu
Brevity speaks. It forces you to convey complex thoughts.
Anand Mahindra
There are lessons to be learnt from everyone. The wise person realises this.
Ramayana
The work that you do is to be performed with a right attitude.
Swami Sardananda
All sins are committed in secrecy. The moment we realise that God witnesses even our thoughts, we shall be free.
Mahatma Gandhi
Today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Kalidasa
Life is a journey and challenges are just a pit stop along the way.
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Three keys to success: read, read, read.
Valdimir Lenin
A human being is like a seed. Either you can keep it as it is, or you can make it grow into a wonderful tree with flowers and fruits.
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.
Abraham Lincoln
Resign thyself to His will, review thy past actions and follow the path of duty.
Isha Upanishad
Dislodging a green nut from its shell is almost impossible, but let it dry and the lightest tap will do it.
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Believe in forgiveness.
Mahatma Gandhi
The worth of the shade is only known when the Sun is beating down hot.
Proverb
The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element
Mahavira
We should know both the revealed and the unrevealed God.
Upanishad
There are two kinds of people: Those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group. There is less competition there.
Indira Gandhi
Tapasya is a reminder that true happiness comes from within, not from external sources.
Annonymous
Human Knowledge is common property.
Pundit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
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Steve Jobs
Not by work, nor by progeny, nor by wealth, but by renunciation (tyaga) alone, immortaility is attained. Higher than heaven, seated in the cave of intellect, It shines, which the seekers attain.
Kaivalya Upanishad
The image of that dying leprosy patient was burning me like a branding iron and would not give me a moment’s rest. From that moment on I was out to conquer fear…. Where there is fear there is no love. Where there is no love there is no God.
Baba Amte
Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
Bertrand Russel
Small things grow mighty if they are skillfully combined. Blades of grass will make a rope to bind a raging elephant.
Hitopadesha
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Ravish Kumar
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Swami Vivekananda
Commitment is an act, not a word.
Jean-paul Sartre
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Mahatma Gandhi
The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.
Friedrich Engels
Every tiny molecule of ash is in motion with my heat. I am such a lunatic that I am free even in jail.
Bhagat Singh
When there are mangoes in the tree, stones are many.
Proverb
Call to mind their noble suffering
Rc Dutt
If you want to go east, don't go west.
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Simone De Beauvoir
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Thirukkural
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Noam Chomsky
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Rig Veda
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Aruna Roy
I shall be active and vigorous even from the tomb.
Sai Baba
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Arundhati Roy
The deer has enemies because of its flesh.
Proverb
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Thich Nhat Hanh
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Thiruvalluvar
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Amartya Sen
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Sai Baba
It is the tears of the world that keep the smiles in bloom.
Rabindranath Tagore
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Guru Govind Singh
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Kailash Satyarthi
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Socrates
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Sudha Murthy
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Adi Shankaracharya
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Thiruvalluvar
Education is an act of love, and thus an act of courage.
Paulo Freire
With all my admiration and love for democracy, I am not prepared to accept the statement that the largest number of people are always right.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
I do not need any rest. I enjoy my work, and at work, I rest. I rest with my good work.
Kiran Bedi
Through tapasya, we can overcome our ego and connect with the divine within us.
Annonymous
Civilazations are not built of machines but of values.
Dr S Radhakrishnan
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.
Henry David Thoreau
The creation may be likened to a play on the stage; pain and pleasure are both parts of this divine play.
Swami Nikhilananda
If we have an aim and yet can never reach it, then it is no aim at all.
Rabindranath Tagore
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.
John F Kennedy
May all roads lead to infinite love.
A R Rehman
That mind which is attracted to more than one being can never reach the goal.
Swami Trigunatitananda
Life is like a lamp flame; it needs a little oil now and then.
Proverb
The forms are many, but the informing spirit is one. How can there be room for distinctions of high and low where there is this all embracing fundamental unity underlying the outward diversity? For that is a fact meeting you at every step in daily life. The final goal of all religions is to realize this essential oneness.
Mahatma Gandhi
Through tapasya, we can develop a deep sense of inner peace and contentment.
Annonymous
There is a certain callousness in families like mine. They put up strong barriers so as not to see the misery in the world outside and I rebelled against it.
Baba Amte
A king must choose with prudence his ministers as they act as his eyes.
Thirukkural
Though tortured like scorching fire, it is better to control one's anger.
Thirukkural

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