Success tips!

No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.
With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you
cannot achieve.

No struggle can ever succeed without women participating side by side with men.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

Islam EXPECTS every Muslim to do this duty, and if we realize our responsibility time will
come soon when we shall justify ourselves worthy of a glorious past.

Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one
man.

Failure is a word unknown to me.

You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy,
Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians

I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, and the blood coursing in the veins of the
moon.

But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is the long
nights of the grave.

When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it
becomes poetry.

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to
religion.

Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy.

Words, without power, are mere philosophy.

The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer.
Muhammad Iqbal

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and
convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only
love can do that.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We (Hindus and Muslims) eat the same crop, drink water from the same rivers and breathe
the same air. As a matter of fact Hindus and Muslims are the two eyes of the beautiful bride
that is Hindustan. Weakness of any one of them will spoil the beauty of the bride (dulhan)

Idleness is a word the meaning of which is not rightly comprehended by the people. They
think that abstaining from manual work, lack of alertness is doing labor and laziness in
routine duties is all that idleness implies. However, they do not realize that the real idleness
is the idleness of heart and mind

A man should be upright, righteous and honest even while opposing his opponent

When a nation becomes devoid of arts and learning, it invites poverty. And when poverty
comes, it brings in its wake thousands of crimes

Remember that the words Hindu and Muslim are only meant for religious distinction:
otherwise all persons who reside in this country belong to one and the same nation.

If we ignore that aspect of ours which we owe to God, both of us, on the basis of being
common inhabitants of India, actually constitute one nation: and the progress of this country
and that of both of us is possible through mutual cooperation.

Sons (of MAO college later AMU) shall go forth throughout the length and breadth of the land
to preach the message of free inquiry, of large hearted toleration and of pure morality.

To permit liberty of the Press is the part of a wise government: To preserve it is the part of a
free people.

The basis of all (progress) is that you should bring all treasures of knowledge under your
control.

In our opinion just as the differences of religion which exist between the Musalmans and the
Hindus ought not to prevent social dealings, mutual affection and love and sympathy
between them, so also differences on political questions ought not to prevent social dealings,
mutual affection and love and sympathy.

We (Hindus and Muslims) should try to combine our hearts and souls and act in unison. If
united, we can sustain.

How good is the saying , whoever may be its author, that a human being in composed of two
elements his faith which he owes to God and his moral sympathy which he owes to his
fellow beings Hence leave Gods share to God and concern yourself with the share that is
yours.

Ignorance is the mother of poverty

Yes the main purpose of this college (MAO) is to impart modern education to Muslims who
are suffering because of lack of it but this institution is for all, Hindus and Muslims alike.
Both of them need education.

Do not show the face of Islam to others; instead show your face as the follower of true Islam
representing character, knowledge, tolerance and piety.

All the creatures of God have equal rights. No man is entitled to allow one particular race of
men to obtain the good things of this world, and to bar the rest from participating in them,
and it is the duty of the government to observe this divine law in all its integrity.

Get rid of old and useless rituals. These rituals hinder human progress.

The first requisite for the progress of a nation is the brotherhood and unity amongst sections
of the society.

Acquisition of knowledge of science and technology is the only solution for the problems of
Muslims.

My advice to all of you is: Do only that which you believe (to be right) and do not do anything
in (the rightness of) which you do not believe. This is real truthfulness and this is the only
thing on which depends success in both the worlds.

We believe that the righteous and pious people, to whatever religion or community they
might belong, deserve our respect in the same way as the righteous people of our own
religion.

Look FORWARD; learn modern knowledge, and do not waste time in studies of old subjects
of no value.

I wish that youth of India should follow the example of young men and women of England
who are religiously engaged in the hard work of industrial development of their country
(During the stay of Sir Syed in England).

Call me by whatever names you like. I will not ask you for my salvation. But please take pity
of your children. Do something for them (send them to the school), lest you should have to
repent (by not sending them)

National progress is the sum total of the individuals labor, honor, honesty and sympathy.
Similarly, national downfall is the cumulative result of the individuals laziness, dishonor,
dishonesty, selfishness and other weaknesses of character.

Ijtihad (innovation, re-interpretation with the changing times) is the need of the hour. Give
up taqlid (copying and following old values).

Man himself is his own greatest teacher.

I have said it many times and I say it again that India is like a beautiful bride blessed by two
attractive eyes the Hindus and the Muslims.

I hope you will try to set an example in both scholarly pursuits and the practice of Islam.
Only then will our community be honored and respected.
It is the first and foremost duty of all the well-wisher of the country to strive for the welfare
of all people irrespective of any consideration of caste or religion.

All human beings are our brother and sisters. Working for their welfare is obligatory for
Muslims.

We should not (by remaining ignorant and illiterate) tarnish the image of our able elders

It is the categorical verdict of all the nations and great seers of the world that national
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is
not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and
enhances the freedom of others

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one
you are capable of living.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb
.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which
you yourself have altered.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the
same

Nelson Mandela

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will
be because we destroyed ourselves.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him
personally.
Abraham Lincoln

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give
them your confidence.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the
slaughter.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most
enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation;for it is better to be
alone than in bad company.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant,
and a fearful master.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to
the weak, and esteem to all.
George Washington

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Believe you can and you're halfway there.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't
sit for a month.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or
leave the country.

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university
education, he may steal the whole railroad.

Theodore Roosevelt

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have
much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the
air and giving fresh strength to our people.
This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But
above all, try something.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political
world as storms in the physical.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those
attending too small a degree of it.
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
I cannot live without books.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be
always kept alive.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting
the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson