सलाह जितनी आसानी से दी जाती है, उतनी आसानी से कोई और चीज़ नहीं दी जाती।
Nothing is given so willingly as advice.
Nothing is given so willingly as advice.
मनुष्य का भाग्य चाहे कितना भी अलग क्यों न हो, हमेशा कुछ न कुछ ऐसा होता है जो अच्छे और बुरे में संतुलन बना देता है और अंत में सब कुछ बराबर कर देता है।
However different men's fortunes may be, there is always something or other that balances the ill and the good, and makes all even at last.
However different men's fortunes may be, there is always something or other that balances the ill and the good, and makes all even at last.
बेवकूफों की संगति से दूर होने पर, एक बहुत ही बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति भी आधा समझदार नहीं लगता।
Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.
Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.
जिसे इंसानों ने दोस्ती का नाम दिया है, वह और कुछ नहीं बल्कि एक समझौता है, स्वार्थों का आपसी तालमेल है, एहसानों का लेन-देन है; इसमें इसके अलावा कुछ नहीं है, यह बस व्यापार की एक ऐसी प्रणाली है जिसमें स्वार्थ हमेशा अपने किसी न किसी फायदे की ताक में रहता है।
What men have given the name of friendship to is nothing but an alliance, a reciprocal accommodation of interest, an exchange of good offices; in it is nothing but a system of traffic, in which self-love always proposes to itself some advantage.
What men have given the name of friendship to is nothing but an alliance, a reciprocal accommodation of interest, an exchange of good offices; in it is nothing but a system of traffic, in which self-love always proposes to itself some advantage.
सर्वश्रेष्ठ कौशल मूल्यों का सही आकलन करना है।
The highest skill is the true judgment of values.
The highest skill is the true judgment of values.
जो युवा महिलाएँ यह नहीं चाहतीं कि लोग उन्हें नखरेबाज़ समझें, और जो बूढ़े लोग यह नहीं चाहते कि लोग उनका मज़ाक उड़ाएं, उन्हें कभी भी प्यार के बारे में ऐसे बात नहीं करनी चाहिए मानो उनका इससे कोई वास्ता हो।
Young women that would not be thought coquettish, and old men that would not be ridiculous, should never talk of love, as if they had any concern in it.
Young women that would not be thought coquettish, and old men that would not be ridiculous, should never talk of love, as if they had any concern in it.
प्रकृति ने हमारे मन की गहराई में ऐसे कई हुनर और क्षमताएं संजोकर रखी हैं जिनके बारे में हमें खुद पता नहीं होता; केवल तीव्र भावनाएं ही (जुनून ही) उन्हें बाहर लाने का हुनर रखती हैं और कभी-कभी हमें ऐसे सही और बेहतरीन लक्ष्यों की ओर ले जाती हैं जो हमारे जानबूझकर किए गए प्रयासों से भी हासिल नहीं हो सकते।
Nature seems to have treasured up the depth of our mind talents and abilities that we are not aware of; it is the privilege of the passions alone to bring them to light, and to direct us sometimes to surer and more excellent aims than conscious effort could.
Nature seems to have treasured up the depth of our mind talents and abilities that we are not aware of; it is the privilege of the passions alone to bring them to light, and to direct us sometimes to surer and more excellent aims than conscious effort could.
अक्सर हम अहंकार, बातूनीपन, दूसरों का भरोसा जीतने की चाह और रहस्यों के आदान-प्रदान के चक्कर में लोगों को अपना राजदार बना लेते हैं।
Most frequently we make confidants from vanity, a love of talking, a wish to win the confidence of others, and to make an exchange of secrets.
Most frequently we make confidants from vanity, a love of talking, a wish to win the confidence of others, and to make an exchange of secrets.
कर्तव्य की उपेक्षा के कारण जितने काम अधूरे छूट जाते हैं, उतने स्वार्थ की उपेक्षा के कारण नहीं छूटते।
More things are left undone through neglect of duty than through neglect of self-interest.
More things are left undone through neglect of duty than through neglect of self-interest.
सबसे ज़्यादा परेशान करने वाले बेवकूफ वे होते हैं जो बहुत चालाक या तेज़-तर्रार होते हैं।
The most trying fools are the bright ones.
The most trying fools are the bright ones.
किसी के सामने अपना दिल खोलना आत्मा को एक तरह की मुक्ति देता है, जो अपने ऊपर पड़े भारी बोझ को उतारकर हल्का होने और सुकून पाने की कोशिश करती है।
The unbosoming oneself to another is a kind of release to the soul, which strives to lighten its burden and find ease by throwing off the weight that lay heavy upon it.
The unbosoming oneself to another is a kind of release to the soul, which strives to lighten its burden and find ease by throwing off the weight that lay heavy upon it.
किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के मन से उसकी खुद की महानता का भ्रम निकालना, जिसे अपनी काबिलियत पर बहुत घमंड हो, ठीक वैसा ही बुरा काम है जैसा एथेंस के उस मूर्ख के साथ किया गया था जो यह समझता था कि बंदरगाह पर आने वाले सारे जहाज़ उसी के हैं।
The disabusing a man strongly possessed with an opinion of his own worth is the very same ill office that was done to the fool at Athens, who fancied all the ships that came into the harbor were his own.
The disabusing a man strongly possessed with an opinion of his own worth is the very same ill office that was done to the fool at Athens, who fancied all the ships that came into the harbor were his own.