When you hear people speak about the viciousness of other people, do not share in pleasure by discussing these issues. When you hear about the bad deeds of people, do not listen to the end and try to forget what you have heard. When you hear about the virtues of (more…)
“Even if we don’t want to, we can’t help but feel our connection to the rest of mankind: we are connected by industry, by trade, by art, by knowledge, and most importantly, by our common mortality.” – Leo Tolstoy Hata kama hatutaki, binadamu wote ni kitu kimoja. Tuna vitu vingi (more…)
“Kind people help each other even without noticing that they are doing so, and evil people act against each other on purpose.” —CHINESE PROVERB Siku nyingine mpya ipo mikononi kwetu. Maamuzi ni yetu kwa namna tunavyokwenda kuitumia siku hii. Ni muhimu tuwe na vipaumbele sahihi ili kuweza kufanya makubwa kwenye (more…)
“The most important question to keep before ourselves at all times is this: Do we do the right thing? During this short period of time which we call our life, do our acts conform to the will of the force that sent us into the world? Do we do the (more…)
“We have to fulfill honestly and irreproachably the work destined for us. It does not matter whether we hope that we will become angels some day, or believe that we have originated from slugs.” —JOHN RUSKIN Asubuhi njema mwanamafanikio. Kitu kimoja unachopaswa kujua ni kwamba, haupo hapa duniani kwa bahati (more…)
“The life of a person without faith is the life of an animal.” – Leo Tolstoy Tofauti yetu sisi binadamu na mbuzi ni uwezo wetu wakufikiri na kufanya maamuzi kulingana na hali tunayopitia. Wanyama wengine wanaendeshwa na mazingira na miili yao, lakini sisi binadamu tunaweza kudhibiti mazingira na miili yetu (more…)
At the heart of all religions lies a single unifying truth. Let Persians bear their taovids, Jews wear their caps, Christians bear their cross, Muslims bear their sickle moon, but we have to remember that these are all only outer signs. The general essence of all religions is love to (more…)
“The difference between real material poison and intellectual poison is that most material poison is disgusting to the taste, but intellectual poison, which takes the form of cheap newspapers or bad books, can unfortunately sometimes be attractive.” – Leo Tolstoy Kuna aina mbili za sumu kwenye maisha, Kuna sumu ya (more…)
There are too many mediocre books which exist just to entertain your mind. Therefore, read only those books which are accepted without doubt as good. —LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA Tuna muda mchache sana hapa duniani, lakini vitu vya kufanya ni vingi. Ni muhimu sana kila mmoja wetu kujifunza kupitia usomaji wa (more…)
“Stop wandering about! You aren’t likely to read your own notebooks, or ancient histories, or the anthologies you’ve collected to enjoy in your old age. Get busy with life’s purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue—if you care for yourself at all—and do it while you (more…)