Intelligence is like undergarments. Good to have Bad to show WOMEN KNOW MORE THEY OBEY MORE THEY RULE Never overestimate a woman you may regret Never underestimate a woman you may regret. WHEN MONEY SPEAKS THE TRUTH IS SILENT You did touch me but didn’t feel my pain. Those who wish to sing always find a song IF YOU RISK NOTHING YOU RISK EVERYTHING LIGHTER YOU ARE FASTER YOU RISE WHO SAYS NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE? I’VE BEEN DOING NOTHING FOR YEARS TREAT EVERY ONE WITH POLITENESS NOT BECAUSE EVERY ONE IS NICE BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE EVERY BURNED BOOK ENLIGHTENS THE WORLD Women’s rights are men’s duties GLASS IS HALF FULL HOW MUCH IS LIFE? ULCERS ARE NOT CAUSED BY WHAT YOU EAT BUT WHAT EATS YOU WE DON’T STOP PLAYING BECAUSE WE GROW OLD WE GROW OLD BECAUSE WE STOP PLAYING WE OCCASIONALLY STUMBLE OVER TRUTH AND SUDDENLY GET UP AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED WE OFTEN FORGIVE THOSE WHO BORE US BUT NOT THOSE WHO FIND US BORING MAN IS ONLY ANIMAL WHO GOES FOR SLEEP WHEN NOT SLEEPY AND GETS UP WHEN HE IS DON’T BE HUMBLE YOU ARE NOT SO GREAT SUCCESS IS RELATIVE MORE SUCCESS MORE RELATIVES POOR ARE POOR BECAUSE RICH ARE RICH IF YOU GET UP FROM PRAYERS AS A CHANGED PERSON YOUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN HEARD EXPLOIT OR GET EXPLOITED When motives are wrong nothing is right BE AFRAID OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT AFRAID OF GOD DO WORK OR TAKE CREDIT Anybody travelling by bus after 40 is failure Creativity comes from zeal to make some money MY LIFE IS LIKE A BROKEN PENCIL IT IS POINTLESS SUCCESS IS 1% PERSPIRATION 99% SELF PROMOTION DOCTORS BURY THEIR MISTAKES LAWYERS HANG THEM JOURNALISTS PUT THEM ON FRONT PAGE. DOCTOR FELT MY POCKET AND SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE. DON’T DISTURB ALREADY DISTURBED History judges the looser Winner is always right HIGH LIVING AND HIGH THINKING ARE POLES APART IN PAST PEOPLE NEVER QUESTIONED EXISTENCE OF GOD BECAUSE THEY KNEW HE EXISTS IN FUTURE ALSO THEY WILL NOT BECAUSE THEY WILL KNOW HE DOESN’T. GOD GIVE ME COURAGE TO DO WHAT I CAN HUMILITY TO ADMIT WHAT I CAN’T AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE ONE MAN’S ERROR IS OTHER MAN’S DATA HARDWORK HAS NEVER HURT ANYBODY BUT WHY TAKE CHANCE CONSISTENCY IS LAST REFUSE OF THOSE WHO ARE UNIMAGINATIVE NEVER POSTPONE ANY THING TO TOMMOROW WHAT YOU CAN TO A DAY AFTER SHIPS ARE SAFE IN HARBOUR BUT THEY ARE NOT MADE TO BE THERE DO TO OTHERS BEFORE THEY DO TO YOU BE GOOD TO OTHERS ON YOUR WAY UP YOU MAY NEED THEM ON YOUR WAY DOWN Trying to understand God is like a toy trying to understand man. NOBODY IS PERFECT I AM NOBODY THERFORE I AM PERFECT GOOD ENGINEERING COMES OUT OF GOOD EXPERIENCE BUT GOOD EXPERIENCE COMES OUT OF BAD ENGINEERING Wine is God’s second best gift to man. SOME CAUSE HAPPINESS WHEREVER THEY GO OTHERS WHENEVER THEY GO LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU CRY AND WORLD LAUGHS MORE LOUDLY PESSIMIST SEES DIFFICULTY IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY OPTIMIST SEES OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY DIFFICULTY IS THERE ANY LIFE ON EARTH ? FRONT BENCHERS IN SCHOOLS ARE BACK BENCHERS IN LIFE Be polite to others till you make some money. Thereafter others will be polite to you. BELIEVE IN MIRACLES BUT DON’T DEPEND ON THEM Man is a social animal. Without society he is nothing but animal Yet many behave as if they are self made. LIVING WITH CONSCIENCE IS LIKE DRIVING WITH BREAKS ON ANXIETY DOESN’T EMPTY TOMORROW’S SORROW BUT EMPTIES TODAY’S STRENGTH FOR A PESSIMIST A PROBLEM IS TOO BIG TO HIT FOR OPTIMIST IT IS TOO BIG TO MISS Women are like tea bags. When they are in hot water, you know how strong they are. YOU MAY BE ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE WORLD BUT TO ONE YOU CAN BE WORLD YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD Husbands expect their wife to be perfect and understand why they themselves aren’t. WHOEVER FOLLOWS THE CROWD WILL NOT BE FOLLOWED BY CROWD In fight between you and world always support the world SPEECH SOULD BE LONG ENOGH TO COVER THE SUBJECT SHORT ENOUGH TO BE INTERESTING Happiness is a period between two periods of unhappiness WHAT COMES FROM HEART GOES TO HEART WORK IS A CURSE FOR DRINKING CLASS Those who don’t give smile need it most. IN ADVERTISEMENTS WHAT BIG PRINTS GIVE SMALL PRINTS TAKE AWAY NO GOD NO PEACE KNOW GOD KNOW PEACE TO PREVENT FUTURE GENERATIONS FROM HEREDITARY DISEASES KEEP YOURSELF IN GOOD HEALTH DO BAD AND REMEMBER DO GOOD AND FORGET Every rich may not love his city. but those who do must be rich. MAKE FRIENDS BEFORE YOU NEED THEM IS THERE ANY LIFE AFTER BIRTH ? WHEN GOING GETS TOUGH TOUGH GET GOING EARN BUT DON’T BURN GIVE PEANUTS GET MONKEYS MAN MAKES MONEY OR MONEY MAKES MAN? WORK IS LAST REFUSE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO FIRST OUR PLEASURES DIE THEN OUR HOPES DIE THEN OUR FEARS DIE AND THEN ….. WE DIE HARDWORK DOSEN’T GUARANTEE SUCCESS BUT IMPROVES ITS CHANCES CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT MAKE ME THEY REVEAL ME One who causes anger is excused. One who gets is accused HOME IS WHERE YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE NOBODY LISTENS A SAGE WHO IS ANGRY CEASES TO BE SAGE A FRIEND NOT IN NEED IS FRIEND INDEED ONE WHO COMMANDS WISELY IS OBEYED CHEERFULLY THOSE WHO LIVE TO LEARN LEARN TO LIVE WE LEARN FROM HISTORY THAT WE DON’T LEARN FROM HISTORY IN PROSPERITY OUR FRIEND KNOW US IN ADVERSITY WE KNOW OUR FRIENDS TWO THINGS ONE SHOULD NOT BE ANGRY AT ONE WHICH ARE WITHIN OUR CONTROL OTHERS WHICH ARE BEYOND. IT IS BETTER TO TRY SOMETHING AND FAIL THAN TRY NOTHING AND SUCCEED. A YAWN IS A SILENT SHOUT THE MAN IS RICHEST WHOSE PLEASURES ARE CHEAPEST HE WHO HESITATES IS BOSSED. WHEN IN DOUBT SPEAK TRUTH SEVERAL EXCUSES ARE LESS CONVINCING THAN ONE ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO DON’T WAIT. SQUEAKY WHEEL DOESN’T ALWAYS GET THE OIL SOMETIMES IT GETS REPLACED IT IS WOMAN’S PREROGATIVE TO CHANGE HER MIND. PEOPLE WHO READ ARE PEOPLE WHO LEAD WISDOM COMES WHEN IT FAILS YOU CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME AND ENDS THERE FRIENDS COME AND GO BUT ENEMIES ACCUMULATE THE BEST WAY OUT OF DIFFICULTY IS THROUGH IT THE END PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMENTS TO bjgupta@yahoo.com PLEASE ALSO VISIT MY SITE ON APHORISMS http://members.rediff.com/brijbhushan/APHORISMS.html