Indian - Writer | July 31, 1880 - October 8, 1936
People are so selfish. Those you help are the ones who turn against you.
Munshi Premchand
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A household can never appear prosperous without a cow. How auspicious it is to wake up in the morning to the mooing of your own cow!
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Trees bear fruits only to be eaten by others; the fields grown grains, but they are consumed by the world. Cows give milk, but she doesn't drink it herself - that is left to others. Clouds send rain only to quench the parched earth. In such giving, there is little space for selfishness.
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Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.
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Trust is the first step to love.
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Secrets of the past! Who does not wish to keep the past locked in a cage like a ferocious beast? The rich are sleepless for fear of thieves. The respectable have to guard their reputations in the same way.
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What people think in their heart gets out, no matter how much they try to hide it.
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I will not call that person happy who knows no rest because of his enemies, who is the butt of fun by all and for whom no one has any empathy, who is as if held on a leash by others, who has lost himself in hedonistic pursuits, who preys on those weaker to him and wags his tail for his superiors.
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Like timidity, bravery is also contagious.
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To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees.
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I believe that if man and woman cherish the same ideals and think alike, then the marriage can be complementary to each other's work instead of being a hindrance.
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The first condition of marriage between a man and a woman is that both must belong to each other totally.
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