Familiarity breeds contempt, I replied. When we are overly familiar with people, we forget how important they are to us and the correct way to behave with them.
GAUR GOPAL DASExperience is not what happens to a man, it is what a man does with what happens to him.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.
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People with a closed mindset want to grow by beating others in their field. Open-minded people, on the other hand, grow by developing themselves.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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If you do what you love, you will never have to work a day in your life.
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At work we tend to compare and compete with others, instead of comparing and competing with ourselves.
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A man or a woman is known by the company they keep.
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When things are beyond your control and there is nothing you can do,why worry
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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Watch your thoughts, they turn into words. Watch your words, they turn into actions. Watch your actions, they turn into habits. Watch your habits, they turn into character. Watch your character, it turns into your destiny. It all begins with a thought.
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Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
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We should deal with each other sensitively; our attitude towards life affects how we act in our relationships.
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Fight the strong urge to judge someone based on an initial interaction with them. Everyone has a fascinating story that we know nothing about.
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To accept someone when everything is going right is easy. But when things are falling apart around you and you stick together, that’s the test of a relationship. Love is when we have every reason to break up but we do not.
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Things do change over time.
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