"Famous Writings Collections" - Part 18 compiled by Shri. Gopalkrishna Vaidyanathan Iyer (G.V. Iyer)
1) A pessimist - one who builds dungeons in the air.
Meaning: A pessimist is someone who only looks for problems and mistakes in every situation and that's why he immediately builds limitations around him.
2) Money can be lost in more ways than won.
Meaning: It is quite difficult to gain money by winning a lottery as only one lucky person gets a chance to earn the same. But losing money has many ways, so that's why it is said to save money as much as you can.
3) An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.
Meaning: A person who instills his good values, beliefs, and positive thoughts among the people of an institution leaves a long-lasting impact and influence, thus making every person in the institution self-reliant and confident.
4) Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia.
Meaning: A person who has the habit to resist any sort of change may find himself in troubled waters when he is exposed to challenges.
5) When you educate a man you educate an individual and when you educate a woman you educate a whole family.
Meaning: An educated man can only take up a job and implement all that he studied in his academic learning. But when it comes to an educated woman, she ensures to communicate all her learnings with all the people she meets, thus proving that she educates her whole family.
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