Know how to laugh when you are sad ...
know there is no shame in tears,
Scoff at cynics and beware of too much sweetness...
Sell ur brawn and brain to the highest bidders
Never to put a price-tag on your heart and soul.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Maximes
Francois De La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
French author & moralist
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
[Advice]
Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.
[Health]
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us,
and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
[Memory]
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
[Gratitude]
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Maximes (1678)
[Agreement]
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Maxims, 1665
[Ability]
The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to
acquire it.
[Fame]
To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
[Possessions]
We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad,
and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
The pleasure of love is in loving.
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
, quoted in O Magazine, October 2002
[Relaxation]
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means,
that men fail to succeed.
When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition,
which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for
the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.
We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood our motives.
Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
[Listening]
Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence.
Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty.
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.
Few are agreeable in conversation, because each thinks of what he intends to say than of what others are saying, and
listens no more when he himself has a chance to speak.
Hypocrisy is the homage which vice pays to virtue.
However brilliant an action, it should not be esteemed great unless the result of a great motive.
, Maxims, 1665
Results from Cole's Quotables:
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.
Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
Results from Poor Man's College:
Vanity makes us do more things against inclination than reason.
The defects of the understanding, like those of the face, grow worse as we grow old.
The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.
To be deceived by our enemies or betrayed by our friends in insupportable; yet by ourselves we are often content to be so treated.
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.
We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range.
In jealousy there is more of self-love, than of love to another.
Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end.
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
He who lives without folly is not so wise as he imagines.
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity.
French author & moralist
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.
[Advice]
Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.
[Health]
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us,
and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?
[Memory]
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.
[Gratitude]
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.
We always like those who admire us; we do not always like those whom we admire.
We all have strength enough to endure the misfortunes of others.
The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Maximes (1678)
[Agreement]
It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Maxims, 1665
[Ability]
The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to
acquire it.
[Fame]
To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
[Possessions]
We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad,
and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.
It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
The pleasure of love is in loving.
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
, quoted in O Magazine, October 2002
[Relaxation]
Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means,
that men fail to succeed.
When we are unable to find tranquillity within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition,
which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
Nothing is less sincere than our mode of asking and giving advice. He who asks seems to have a deference for
the opinion of his friend, while he only aims to get approval of his own and make his friend responsible for his action. And he who gives advice repays the confidence supposed to be placed in him by a seemingly disinterested zeal, while he seldom means anything by his advice but his own interest or reputation.
We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood our motives.
Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
[Listening]
Our repentance is not so much regret for the ill we have done as fear of the ill that may happen to us in consequence.
Jealousy feeds upon suspicion, and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty.
If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.
Few are agreeable in conversation, because each thinks of what he intends to say than of what others are saying, and
listens no more when he himself has a chance to speak.
Hypocrisy is the homage which vice pays to virtue.
However brilliant an action, it should not be esteemed great unless the result of a great motive.
, Maxims, 1665
Results from Cole's Quotables:
Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.
Confidence contributes more to conversation than wit.
The mind cannot long act the role of the heart.
Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:
We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.
Results from Poor Man's College:
Vanity makes us do more things against inclination than reason.
The defects of the understanding, like those of the face, grow worse as we grow old.
The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others.
To be deceived by our enemies or betrayed by our friends in insupportable; yet by ourselves we are often content to be so treated.
Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay.
Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.
We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.
We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
Not all those who know their minds know their hearts as well.
Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range.
In jealousy there is more of self-love, than of love to another.
Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end.
We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.
He who lives without folly is not so wise as he imagines.
The truest mark of being born with great qualities, is being born without envy.
We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity.
B.C. Suttah
BC Sutta song is composed by The Zeest band,
an underground Karachi(Pakistan) based band lead by Skip.
Composed by Skip(lead of Zeest), BC Sutta is his 4-5 year old raw composition which
probably reflects his own life. He says:
“I was in college and used to live hand-to-mouth. It’s a situation almost every boy faces when he wants to
change his life, though it might be a quick, ridiculous, rebellious change. At that time, I used to smoke
with my friends, and when my father came to know that I had been smoking, he often used to say BC sutta peeta
hai in lafango (wastrels) ke saath. BC sutta - a catchy phrase that struck my mind and quickly became a joke
among my friends. So in the end, I got something to write about, which could portray my own life, though in
a satirical manner.”
Lyrics of the song -
COUGHHSSS....OK THIS SONG IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE SMOKERS AND DOPERS BY ZEEST THE BAND...SO LETS HIT IT....BC SUTTA!
Dosto Mai BaiTha Mai Soutta Pee Raha
Abba Nay Mujhay SouTTa Peetay Daikh Liya
Ghar JuBB mai Phoncha Mujhay DunDa HoGaYa
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla .......
----CHORUS----
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
ColleGe Mai GaYa MujhaY piYar Ho GaYa
OsnaY Bhi Mujh seY MeRa Soutta Cheen liya
SaRko PaY GhooMa Mai TanHa ReH GaYa
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla .......
----CHORUS----
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
ShaaDi Howi Mai HusBanD Bunn GaYa
Raat Bhurr Thooka Mai Thukk K GiRR GaYa
KhosHiYo Ki KhaTiR MeRa SouTTa Chinn Gaya
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla .......
----CHORUS----
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C****...................
About the Band: Its an underground band in Karachi, it is a MISCONCEPTION that it is an Indian
Band situated in one of the IIT's. This misconeption occured because of the IIT Students' post about the song
an underground Karachi(Pakistan) based band lead by Skip.
Composed by Skip(lead of Zeest), BC Sutta is his 4-5 year old raw composition which
probably reflects his own life. He says:
“I was in college and used to live hand-to-mouth. It’s a situation almost every boy faces when he wants to
change his life, though it might be a quick, ridiculous, rebellious change. At that time, I used to smoke
with my friends, and when my father came to know that I had been smoking, he often used to say BC sutta peeta
hai in lafango (wastrels) ke saath. BC sutta - a catchy phrase that struck my mind and quickly became a joke
among my friends. So in the end, I got something to write about, which could portray my own life, though in
a satirical manner.”
Lyrics of the song -
COUGHHSSS....OK THIS SONG IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE SMOKERS AND DOPERS BY ZEEST THE BAND...SO LETS HIT IT....BC SUTTA!
Dosto Mai BaiTha Mai Soutta Pee Raha
Abba Nay Mujhay SouTTa Peetay Daikh Liya
Ghar JuBB mai Phoncha Mujhay DunDa HoGaYa
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla .......
----CHORUS----
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
ColleGe Mai GaYa MujhaY piYar Ho GaYa
OsnaY Bhi Mujh seY MeRa Soutta Cheen liya
SaRko PaY GhooMa Mai TanHa ReH GaYa
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla .......
----CHORUS----
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
ShaaDi Howi Mai HusBanD Bunn GaYa
Raat Bhurr Thooka Mai Thukk K GiRR GaYa
KhosHiYo Ki KhaTiR MeRa SouTTa Chinn Gaya
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla .......
----CHORUS----
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa MujhaY Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** Soutaa Soutta Na Milla
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C**** B***C**** M**C****
B***C**** M**C****...................
About the Band: Its an underground band in Karachi, it is a MISCONCEPTION that it is an Indian
Band situated in one of the IIT's. This misconeption occured because of the IIT Students' post about the song
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