Wise and Otherwise Quotes

“Life is an exam where the syllabus is unknown and question papers are not set. Nor are there model answer papers.”
― Sudha Murthy, Wise & Otherwise

“Quantitatively speaking, 'conversation' is inversely proportional to economic standing. If you are traveling in a bus, your fellow passengers will get into a conversation with you very quickly and without any reservation. If you are traveling by first class on a train, people will be more reserved. If you are traveling by air, then the likely hood of getting into a conversation is quite small. If you are in first class on an international flight then you may travel 24 hours without exchanging a single word with the person sitting next to you.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“If you try to please everyone, you will please no one. It is impossible to lead your life for others’ happiness.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Vision without action is merely a dream; action without vision is merely passing time; but vision and action together can change the world.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Experience has taught me that honesty is not the mark of any particular class nor is it related to education or wealth. It cannot be taught at any university. In most people, it springs naturally from the heart.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Money should come slowly over a period of time. Then only does one respect it. Whether it’s a man or a woman, earning too much money in too short a period is as bad as excess liquor.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Each patient is precious. Be careful. If a patient dies, it is just one more hospital death for the doctor. But for the unfortunate family, it is a permanent loss.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Give when you take; do not take without giving”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“Achievement is the product of many factors and not of hard work alone. One requires the right opportunity, the right people to work with and the right timing. Maybe there is an element of luck too.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“It is not the food, nor the ornaments, nor the house, but a host's genuine warmth that puts guests at ease and opens the gateway to friendship, irrespective of the status, age, gender and language.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“give when you take; do not take without giving. This was culture at its best. I smiled and gracefully accepted his gift.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“It is not the food, nor the ornaments, nor the house, but a guest's genuine warmth that puts guests at ease and opens the gateway to friendship, irrespective of status, age, gender and language.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“Money should come slowly over a period of time. Then only does one respect it.
Whether it's a man or a woman, earning too much money in too short a period is as bad as excess liquor.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“when people with different ideas face the same situation, they act differently.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“The woman always enjoys her husband's glory and fame, but the reverse is seldom true. Rarely do men appreciate their wives' talents.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“Always look at life in a positive way. You feel nice and so do the people around you.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“Don't aim for the sky. Keep your feet firmly on the ground and work around you. There is so much misery and gloom, but it is better to light a single candle than to remain in darkness. Try to light as many candles possible.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise and Otherwise

“Veeramma”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Honesty Comes from the Heart”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“When you are young, you think your beauty will last forever. But beauty is not like intelligence, she said. Intelligent people remain intelligent forever.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Ethra naryasthu pujyanthe, ramanthe”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Ethra naryasthu pujyanthe,”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“Conversation is like a whirlpool. You can get sucked into it unwittingly.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“When you smile the world smiles with you. But when you weep you have to weep alone.”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“When you smile the world smiles with you. But when you weep you have to weep alone. Isn’t that true?”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise

“town it was already noon, but it looked as though”
― Sudha Murty, Wise & Otherwise