Narayana Murthy Quotes

We have been exceedingly busy ever since you went away. In the first place we have had to rejoice two or three times everyday at your having such very delightful weather for the whole of your journey...

In man (as the only rational creature on earth) those natural capacities which are directed to the use of his reason are to be fully developed only in the race, not in the individual.

去食、自古皆有死、民無信不立。

?It’ pretty hard for the Lord to guide you if you haven’t made up your mind which way to go.”

?There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for if I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard.

Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.

?sogar daß ihm auch wohl Philosophen, als einer gewissen Veredelung der Menschheit, eine Lobrede halten, uneingedenk des Ausspruchs jenes Griechen: »Der Krieg ist darin schlimm, daß er mehr böse Leute macht, als er deren wegnimmt«.

But look — he flicks his hand to the back of his neck. For such gesture one falls hopelessly in love for a lifetime.

? my unhealthy timidity might be a great obstacle to me in my life.

I must learn to brook being happier than I deserve.

唯女子與小人爲難養也！近之則不孫，遠之則怨。

?Whoever the next coach has amazing players to choose from, and it’s about putting them in a position to be successful.”

Splendid Things
Chinese brocade. A sword with a decorated scabbard. The grain of the wood in a Buddhist statue. Long flowering branches of beautifully coloured wistaria entwined about a pine tree. (p. 109)

Should I give up,
Or should I just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere,
Or would it be a waste?
Even if I knew my place should I leave it there?
Should I give up,
Or should I just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere.

Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes;
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.

Writings such as commentaries and annotations exist to assist people in becoming sages, but in fact they close the doors to sagehood.