Words are the foundations of cultures, societies, and individuals. Words help us connect with both our ancestors and our contemporaries. Words and expressed thoughts are often the seeds that lead to personal change, growth, and development. They are the building blocks that touch, arouse, provoke, and stir the individual passions and desires that stimulate personal motivation. Words that stand the test of time, such as the ones found in Asian Words of Inspiration, and are passed down from generation to generation assume an aura of greatness and significance enhanced by their longevity. Within...

People around the world have long turned to the writings and teachings of Asia's leading thinkers for insights on self-awareness, personal development, virtue, the importance of the family, and the need for continuous cultivation of knowledge. Today, the words and thoughts of Asian leaders - both past and present - can also teach the West and the East vital lessons in leadership, mentorship, coaching, continuous learning, and the cultivation of solid corporate cultures. "Quotations have always had the power to inspire me," says Asian Words of Success author Steven Howard. "When I was a child...

Words and thoughts are often the great seeds that lead to personal change. They are the building blocks that touch, provoke, arouse, and stir the individual passions and desires that stimulate personal motivation. With Asian Words of Meaning readers will find over 800 motivational quotations, thoughts, and phrases from some of Asia's leading thinkers: Buddha, Confucius, Dalai Lama, Gandhi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Lao-Tzu, Paramahansa Yogananda, Rumi and many others. These quotations will provide the reader with a wealth of beliefs on spiritual guidance, understanding one's self, life, living,...

The widespread interest in proverbs throughout the world is well documented. Ancient sayings and proverbs offer insights and understanding about many aspects of the cultural traditions of the societies from which they emanate. Additionally we find proverbs that have been borrowed or exchanged between similar languages and cultures, and thus reach us today through more than one language. This is particularly true within Asia, where common cultures and traditions often transcend political boundaries and lines drawn on maps. Proverbs usually originate from humble indigenous people, who handed...