13 aphorisms by Shashi Tharoor

Oct 18, 2023

Surabhi Rawat

'The Less You Preach The More You Learn'

In the new book 'The Less You Preach The More You Learn: Aphorisms for Our Age', Dr. Shashi Tharoor and his co-author Joseph Zacharias share their witty yet wise observations about life. Here we list down some aphorisms from the book, published with permission from Aleph Book Company.

The mysteries of life

"The easiest thing in life is letting go. It is also the hardest thing."- Shashi Tharoor

On self improvement

"List the things that irritate you about others. Then strike out all the items you can recognise in yourself."- Shashi Tharoor and Joseph Zacharias

On attitude

"When the attitude is wrong, correction is of no use. When the attitude is right, there is no need for correction."- Shashi Tharoor and Joseph Zacharias

On grief

"Grief and healing both come from within. The most well-meaning friend cannot reduce your grief or promote your healing."- Shashi Tharoor

On advise

"Good advice is that which stops in time."- Shashi Tharoor

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On life lessons

"You are taught by your father, but you learn from your mother."- Joseph Zacharias

On true friendship

"A friend is one who doesn't turn back when you don't answer the doorbell. He will climb in through the window to check whether you are all right."- Joseph Zacharias

On being a workaholic

"He who spends his life climbing the ladder will find he has no place to go when the ladder falls."- Shashi Tharoor

On rulers and the rules

"Pity the masters who cannot exist without his slave."- Joseph Zacharias

Of God and the devil

"Think twice before telling someone to go to hell. There's a good chance they'll flourish there."- Joseph Zacharias

On faith and blind faith

"Faith is sometimes a shield, often a crutch. Beware of faith when it becomes an ornament."- Shashi Tharoor and Joseph Zacharias

On feelings

"A robot's biggest strength is that it has no feelings. That is also its biggest weakness."- Shashi Tharoor

On the power of words

"Words can hurt, but not a much as silence. Word may be lashes; silence is poison."- Shashi Tharoor

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