Words that inspire and motivate.
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.”
— Rabindranath Tagore
“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”
— Chanakya
“The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.”
— Bhagavad Gita
“It is health that is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.”
— Kabir
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
— Marcus Aurelius
“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition.”
— Mark Twain
Following the Equator (a.k.s More Tramps Abroad)
“Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.”
— Martin Fowler
Refactoring
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs
Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005
“First, solve the problem. Then, write the code.”
— John Johnson
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
— Linus Torvalds
“The best error message is the one that never shows up.”
— Thomas Fuchs