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The Process of Self-Discovery Has Now Been Technologically Outsourced

The Process of Self-Discovery Has Now Been Technologically Outsourced

January 8, 2026
Finding Balance: Why Companies Need Both Hard Work and Human Care

Finding Balance: Why Companies Need Both Hard Work and Human Care

December 23, 2025
History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.

History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce

December 14, 2025
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand That Rules the World

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand That Rules the World

December 14, 2025
A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities

A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities

December 3, 2025
You cannot step twice in the same river

You cannot step twice in the same river

December 3, 2025
The time to repair a roof is when the sun is shining

The time to repair a roof is when the sun is shining

December 2, 2025
A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for

A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for

December 1, 2025
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world

December 1, 2025
Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence

Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence

December 1, 2025
Education is What Remains After One Has Forgotten What One Has Learned in School

Education is What Remains After One Has Forgotten What One Has Learned in School

November 30, 2025
A Society That Has More Justice Is a Society That Needs Less Charity

A Society That Has More Justice Is a Society That Needs Less Charity

November 30, 2025
Mathematics is the Music of Reason

Mathematics is the Music of Reason

November 30, 2025
Girls Are Weighed Down by Restrictions, Boys with Demands - Two Equally Harmful Disciplines

Girls Are Weighed Down by Restrictions, Boys with Demands – Two Equally Harmful Disciplines

November 30, 2025
Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane

Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane

November 30, 2025
Visionary Decision-Making: The Intersection of Intuition and Logic

Visionary Decision-Making: The Intersection of Intuition and Logic

November 30, 2025
Thinking is Like a Game: It Does Not Begin Unless There is an Opposite Team

Thinking is Like a Game: It Does Not Begin Unless There is an Opposite Team

November 30, 2025
The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.

The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing

November 29, 2025
All ideas having large consequences are always simple.

All ideas having large consequences are always simple

November 29, 2025
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.

November 29, 2025
Fear of Missing Out

Social media is triggering ‘Fear of Missing Out’ amongst the youth, precipitating depression and loneliness

November 28, 2025
The doubter is a true man of science.

The doubter is a true man of science

November 28, 2025
There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path

There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path

November 28, 2025
The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.

The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind

November 28, 2025
Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them

November 28, 2025
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

November 22, 2025
It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination

It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination

November 22, 2025
The years teach much which the days never know

The years teach much which the days never know

November 22, 2025
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone

November 21, 2025
Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.

Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences

November 21, 2025
The best way to win is to avoid fighting altogether

The best way to win is to avoid fighting altogether

November 19, 2025
Truth knows no colour

Truth Knows No Color

November 19, 2025
Character of an institution is reflected in its leader

Character of an institution is reflected in its leader

November 13, 2025
No man is an island - John Donne

No Man is an Island

November 13, 2025
Not all who wander are lost

Not all who wander are lost

November 12, 2025
Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole

Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole

November 10, 2025
Future Leaders will be those who empower others

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others – Bill Gates

November 6, 2025
'The war is started by career soldiers, and finished by teachers, engineers, accountants'

‘The war is started by career soldiers, and finished by teachers, engineers, accountants’ – General Valery Zaluzhny

November 5, 2025
Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come

Nothing is More Powerful Than an Idea Whose Time Has Come

November 2, 2025
Live Life as If Everything Is Rigged in Your Favour – Rumi

Live Life as If Everything Is Rigged in Your Favour – Rumi’s Wisdom for Life

November 2, 2025

The Process of Self-Discovery Has Now Been Technologically Outsourced

Finding Balance: Why Companies Need Both Hard Work and Human Care

History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand That Rules the World

A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities

You cannot step twice in the same river

The time to repair a roof is when the sun is shining

A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world

Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence

Education is What Remains After One Has Forgotten What One Has Learned in School

A Society That Has More Justice Is a Society That Needs Less Charity

Mathematics is the Music of Reason

Girls Are Weighed Down by Restrictions, Boys with Demands – Two Equally Harmful Disciplines

Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane

Visionary Decision-Making: The Intersection of Intuition and Logic

Thinking is Like a Game: It Does Not Begin Unless There is an Opposite Team

The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing

All ideas having large consequences are always simple

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.

Social media is triggering ‘Fear of Missing Out’ amongst the youth, precipitating depression and loneliness

The doubter is a true man of science

There is no path to happiness; Happiness is the path

The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination

The years teach much which the days never know

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone

Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences

The best way to win is to avoid fighting altogether

Truth Knows No Color

Character of an institution is reflected in its leader

No Man is an Island

Not all who wander are lost

Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others – Bill Gates

‘The war is started by career soldiers, and finished by teachers, engineers, accountants’ – General Valery Zaluzhny

Nothing is More Powerful Than an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Live Life as If Everything Is Rigged in Your Favour – Rumi’s Wisdom for Life

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