20 Quotes by A. Parthasarathy

People all over the world blindly follow the routine of their predecessors or mere peer pressure. You accept and do what others have done in the past or what they do at present.

William Drummond wisely observes: He who cannot reason is a fool; he who will not is a bigot; he who dare not is a slave.

Arthur Schopenhauer, the German philosopher, wisely advises all human beings: It is difficult to find happiness within oneself but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

Educational institutions therefore need to maintain an equable balance between acquisition of intelligence and developing an intellect.

A person with a dull intellect is confused as to his role in the world. He fails to perform his obligatory duties and responsibilities.

You gain knowledge from teachers and textbooks. But wisdom you attain when your intellect reflects, contemplates upon the knowledge acquired.

Knowledge has to be drawn out of students. Not thrust into them.

The mass of humanity craves indulgence in external objects and beings. People indiscriminately run after sensual pleasures of the world. Few attempt to think, analyse the nature of their pursuits of enjoyment.

As impulsive actions displace discriminative actions one loses one’s sanity.