EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY - Theodore Tilten

Once in Persia reigned a king,
Who upon a signet ring
Carved a maxim strange and wise,
When held before his eyes,
Gave him counsel at a glance,
Fit for every change and chance:
Solemn words, and these were they:
'EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Trains, of camel through the sand
Brought him gems from Samarcand;
Fleets of galleys over the seas
Brought him pearls to rival these,
But he counted little gain,
Treasures of the mine or main;
'What is wealth?' the king would say
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

'Mid the pleasures of his court
At the zenith of their sport,
When the palms of all his guests
Burned with clapping at his jests,
Seated midst the figs and wine,
Said the king: 'Ah, friends of mine,'
Pleasure comes but not to stay,
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Woman, fairest ever seen
Was the bride he crowned as queen,
Pillowed on the marriage-bed
Whispering to his soul, he said
"Though no monarch ever pressed
Fairer bosom to his breast,
Mortal flesh is only clay!
'EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Fighting on the furious field,
Once a javelin pierced his shield,
Soldiers with a loud lament
Bore him bleeding to his tortured side,
'Pain is hard to bear," he cried,
But with patience, day by day,
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY.'

Towering in a public square
Forty cubits in the air,
And the king disguised, unknown,
Gazed upon his sculptured name,
And he pondered, "What is fame?'
Fame is but a slow decay!
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Struck with palsy, sore and old,
Waiting at the gates of gold,
Said he with his dying breath
'Life is done, but what is Death?"
Then as answer to the king
Fell a sunbeam on his ring;
Showing by a heavenly ray,
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

I'm not tense. I'm just terribly, terribly alert.

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if u take life that way, i am sure u will happy everytime !

cheeres

Live Life as if there is No tomorrow

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

puri.pallavi Says

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.

lol !!!!!!!

Just wanted to quote Param Veer chakra recipient VIKRAM BATRA

" Some Goals are so worthy,its glorious even to fail"

A quote from his personal diary

There comes a time in
your life when
you realize that if you
stand still, you
will remain at this point
forever. you
realize that if you fall
and stay down,
life will pass you by

When all hope from the external world is lost, look inwards.

probably this line is most commonly heard

but still i insist and say it again as we in this forum should have a thought abt it all time

if u do so , i am sure u r the best ..


Help ever Hurt never

Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Willing is not enough; we must do.

The only way of finding the limits of the possible
is
by going beyond them into the impossible.

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first time or the last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory."
- Betty Smith

"Anything in life worth having is worth working for."

"This world is full of beauty, as other worlds above, and if we did our duty, it might be as full of love".
- Gerald Massey

The barrier between success is not something which exists in the real world,
it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability

I make all my decisions on intuition. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
- Ingmar Bergman

cudnt understnd it

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over? :wow:

"Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only sustainable competitive advantage."
~Arie de Gues

I make all my decisions on intuition. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
- Ingmar Bergman

If you can DREAM it,
you can DO it !!!

so....just keep up the right attitude and postive thoughts to achieve your dreams!!!

"Common Sense doesn't have anything Common in itself."

Guys one request...

Please take time to appreciate the quotes written by others....
Lets not make it a dumping zone...

Cheers
Pallavi

" Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing those you hold well "

Just like splitsvilla,IPL and Big BoSS PG is presenting a Brand new and better version of LTLB season 2. i am loving it
kudos to Pallavi.keep up the great work.

I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.
Michael Phelps

Season II ....:wow:

Here is one from me----

"The whole future, the whole history of the world, ultimately springs as agigantic summation from the hidden sources in individuals. Our efforts will follow natiure's own striving to bring life to the fullest possible fruition in each individual, for only in the individual can life fulfill its meaning".

- Carl Jung

P.S. Link to The Oooold thread http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/chit-chat-your-interests/2992-lines-to-live-by.html

Surest way not to fail
is to DETERMINE to succeed.....