“A man is well equipped for all the real necessities of life if he trusts his senses, and so cultivates them that they remain worthy of being trusted.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Miili yetu sisi binadamu huwa ina milango mingi ya fahamu. Acha ile mitano ambayo kila mtu anaijua (more…)
“It is not enough to know, we must also apply; it is not enough to will, we must also do.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Kujua pekee haitoshi, ni lazima uweke kwenye matendo kile unachojua ndiyo uweze kunufaika nacho. Hekima ni kuweka kwenye matendo maarifa unayoyapata. Haijalishi unajua kiasi gani, (more…)
“To do harm is to do yourself harm. To do an injustice is to do yourself an injustice — it degrades you.” — Marcus Aurelius Unapowafanyia wengine ubaya, siyo wao pekee wanaoathirika, bali wewe mwenyewe unaathirika zaidi. Huwezi kuwadanganya wengine kama hujajidanganya wewe mwenyewe. Unapowaumiza wengine, ni kwa sababu ndani (more…)
“It’s easy to be great. It’s hard to be consistent.” – Steve Martin Kuna watu wengi ambao huwa wanafanikiwa kupiga hatua fulani, lakini baada ya hapo wanaanguka vibaya. Kufanikiwa siyo kitu kigumu sana, ila kubaki kwenye mafanikio hayo ndiyo kitu kigumu na kinachowashinda wengi. Kubaki kwenye mafanikio inamtaka mtu kuwa (more…)
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” — Dale Carnegie Kila unapopanga kufanya kitu chochote kipya na kikubwa, hofu inakuingia. Unapata hofu hiyo siyo kwa sababu huwezi, bali (more…)
“To live the best life,” the Oracle told Zeno, “you should have conversations with the dead.” Kama unataka kuwa na maisha bora, unapaswa kuongea na wafu. Na hapa siyo kwa kufanya matambiko, bali kwa kusoma maarifa yaliyoachwa na wale waliotutangulia hapa duniani miaka mingi iliyopita. Wanafalsafa na waandishi mbalimbali waliweka (more…)
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” — Leo Tolstoy Kila mtu anafikiria kuibadili dunia na kuifanya kuwa sehemu bora kabisa ya kuishi. Kitu ambacho kipo nje ya uwezo wa kila mtu, maana dunia haiendi kulingana na matakwa ya yeyote, bali inajiendesha kwa misingi (more…)
“There is only one you for all time. Fearlessly be yourself.” – Anthony Rapp “There’s only one success… to be able to live your life your own way.” – Christopher Morley Miti mingi mno imekatwa ili kuzalisha karatasi za kuchapa vitabu vya siri za watu waliofanikiwa. Kuna vitabu zaidi ya (more…)
“The more urgently you want to speak, the more likely it is that you will say something foolish.” – Leo Tolstoy Kadiri unavyokimbilia kuongea, ndivyo kile unachoongea kinavyozidi kuwa cha kijinga. Unapokimbilia kuongea hupati muda wa kutosha kutafakari kitu kabla ya kukisema. Wengi huishia kujidhalilisha kwa yale wanayokimbilia kuongea. Wanasema (more…)
“You should abstain from arguments. They are very illogical ways to convince people. Opinions are like nails: the stronger you hit them, the deeper inside they go.” — Decimus Junius Juvenalis Kama unafikiri unaweza kumbadilisha mtu kupitia kubishana, unajidanganya. Unapobishana na mtu, anazidi kuamini kile anachosimamia. Kadiri unavyomuonesha kwa nini (more…)