Latest quotes
Newly added quotes from the full collection. Each entry includes the author, category, and a plain-language meaning where available.
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“The power of 125 crore Indians is unimaginable.”
Meaning: Collective strength of people can achieve great things. -
“Each one of us has both; good and evil virtues. Those who decide to focus on the good ones succeed in life.”
Meaning: Focusing on positive qualities leads to success. -
“India should walk on her own shadow—we must have our own development model.”
Meaning: Self-reliance is key to national growth. -
“We must move from 'development of villages' to 'development in villages'.”
Meaning: Growth should happen within rural areas, not just for them. -
“The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable.”
Meaning: Rare and unpredictable events can have massive consequences. -
“We don't learn that much from success as we learn from failure.”
Meaning: Failure provides deeper lessons than success. -
“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.”
Meaning: Dependence on comfort can limit freedom and growth. -
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Meaning: Success often results from readiness combined with timing. -
“If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.”
Meaning: Silence in the face of wrongdoing is complicity. -
“You can be certain that the most likely event is not necessarily the one that will happen.”
Meaning: Probability does not guarantee outcomes. -
“Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire.”
Meaning: Challenges destroy the weak but strengthen the strong. -
“Robustness is progress without impatience.”
Meaning: Steady growth is more sustainable than rushed success. -
“What you know cannot hurt you; what you don't know can.”
Meaning: Ignorance is more dangerous than knowledge. -
“The fool depends on luck; the wise man depends on preparation.”
Meaning: Preparation is more reliable than chance. -
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you.”
Meaning: Happiness cannot be forced; it comes naturally when not pursued obsessively. -
“No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude.”
Meaning: Living a double life eventually leads to inner conflict. -
“Families are always rising and falling in America.”
Meaning: Social and economic mobility is a constant cycle. -
“Words—so innocent and powerless as they are, become terrible masters of men.”
Meaning: Language has powerful influence over human thought and behavior. -
“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.”
Meaning: Imagination and vision can outweigh present limitations.
