“Physical work, physical exercise for your body, is a necessary condition of life. A man can force others to do things for him, but he cannot free himself from the necessity of his own physical work. And if a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he (more…)
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will (more…)
“He who always listens to what other people say about him will never find inner peace.” – Leo Tolstoy Kama mara zote unasikiliza kile ambacho watu wanasema kuhusu wewe, hutaweza kuyaishi maisha yako. Utaishia kuishi maisha ya wengine na hilo halitakupa utulivu unaohitaji kwenye maisha. Hakuna mtu mwingine anayeyajua maisha (more…)
“A person who overeats cannot fight laziness; and a lazy man cannot fight sexual dissipation. All spiritual teachings start with restrictions, with control of the appetite.” – Leo Tolstoy Moja ya tamaa ambazo zinawaangamiza wengi bila ya wao kujua ni tamaa ya chakula. Watu wamekuwa wanakula kupitiliza, kitu ambacho kinapeta (more…)
“What reward should a good deed bring you? Only the joy you receive by performing it. And any other reward lessens the feeling of this joy.” – Leo Tolstoy Zawadi unayoipata kwa kutenda wema ni ile furaha unayoipata wakati unatenda wema huo. Pale unapojua unafanya kitu kizuri kwa ajili ya (more…)
“The question is not what you look at—but how you look & whether you see.” — Henry David Thoreau Thoreau anatuambia swali siyo unaangalia nini, bali unaangaliaje na kama unaona unachoangalia. Tunaweza kujiuliza hivi kwenye kazi pia. Kwamba swali siyo unafanya kazi gani, bali unaifanyaje na kama unatoa thamani kubwa (more…)
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” – Buddha Kusudi kuu la maisha yako ni kulijua kusudi la maisha yako na kisha kuweka juhudi zako zote katika kufikia kusudi hilo. Jua umekuja hapa duniani kufanya nini kisha kifanye kila (more…)
“We should get ready for death, because it will come, sooner or later. The best thing to do is to live a good life. If you live a good life, you should not be afraid of death.” – Leo Tolstoy Kila mtu atakufa, hilo ni jambo ambalo halina ubishi. Hivyo (more…)
“Life is not given to us that we might live idly without work. No, our life is a struggle and a journey. Good should struggle with evil; truth should struggle with falsehood; freedom should struggle with slavery; love should struggle with hatred. Life is movement, a walk along the way (more…)
“If we wasted money the way we waste time, we’d all be bankrupt.” – Seth Godin Kama ungekuwa unapoteza fedha kama unavyochagua kupoteza muda, basi ungekuwa umeshafilisika zamani sana. Lakini ambacho hujui ni kwamba, kuchagua kupoteza muda ni kuchagua kupoteza fedha. Hebu chukulia kwa kila dakika unayoipoteza ni tsh elfu (more…)