Philosophy - Words of wisdom

Philosophical droplets page - consists of short lines worth pondering over. In simpler(complex?) terms, these short phrases are food for thought. Simple things that we humans so easily neglect or forget to acknowledge and integrate into our daily lives regardless of their immense benefits. I got these lines from various sources such as diaries, etc - since the original source weren't mentioned or maybe were anonymous, hence I've been unable to quote them…sorry. Hope you enjoy these.

It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.

There are two things to aim at life; first to get what you want; and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

Children enjoy the present because they have neither past nor future.

There is no future in any job, the future lies in the man who holds the job.

One of the weaknesses of our age is our apparent inability to distinguish our needs from our greeds.

Political ability is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards, to explain why it did not happen.

Happiness lies in the taste, and not in the things; and it is from having what we desire that we are happy, not from having what others think desirable.

An egotist is a person who thinks that if he hadn't been born, people would have wondered why.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

We all worry about population explosion, but we don't worry about it at the right time.

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. That is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not easy.

A man's reputation is the opinion people have of him; his character is what he really is.

Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst.

Believe first in yourself and then in God.

Great achievements are born out of small beginnings.

What we get out of life is in direct proportion of what we put into it.

We should not ask who is most learned, but who is best learned.

Advice is seldom welcomed. Those who need it most, like it least.

They know enough who know how to learn.

No one can make us feel inferior without our consent.

Nothing can bring us peace but ourselves.

Ideals are like stars, we never reach them but like mariners of the sea we chart our course by them.

An error doesn't become a mistake until we refuse to correct it.

The fact that it didn't work before, does not mean that we should not try to make it work again.

We don't know what we can do until we try.

Strive for perfection but settle for excellence.

Excellence is exceeding all expectations.

Half the things that people do not succeed in, are through fear of making an attempt.