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by Napoleon Hill🖌🖌🖌
“There is something as rotten as hell about the man who is always trying to show the other fellow up.” ~ Billy Sunday
One of the most destructive evils in this world is slanderous talk. It breaks human hearts and ruins reputations with a ruthlessness unknown of all other evils.
Slander resembles a double-edged sword – it cuts going and coming. It not only undermines the one slandered but, it comes back like a boomerang and gnaws at the reputation of the slanderer as well. The slanderer soon becomes accustomed to seeing only the petty sides of others. Little by little he bathes his own soul in the foulness of his own thoughts and words until he cannot see the beauty in anything or anyone.
He measures everything by his own standard. Take notice of those who slander or engage in any sort of suggestive evil speaking about others and you will see as clearly as you can see the sun on a bright day, that their words are but a confession of their own heart secrets. The faults which we find in our neighbors most readily are usually but a reflection of our own weakness.
“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his unhappy condition and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts. He ceases to kick against circumstances, stops finding fault with his neighbors, and begins to discover the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.”
Here is a test that you can apply to yourself with profit: The next time the name of someone whom you dislike is mentioned in your presence see if you can either hold your tongue or speak no evil of that person. If you meet the test you have reason to be proud of yourself because you are vitalizing your personality with that peculiar brand of magnetism which will attract the best people in your neighborhood to you. You do not attract that which you want, but that which you harbor in your own heart; in fact, that which you are! This is in accordance with a well established principle which never varies. Through the operation of this principle, which is nothing more or less than the Golden Rule, you can rise to the heights in any position; you can attract customers or clients in any business or profession; you can make permanent friends of all whom you know, and, best of all, you can fill your own heart with self-respect and happiness which none who look for the meanness in other people ever experience. You can get any person to act toward you as you wish him to act by first acting that same way toward him, and then keeping at it until he responds in kind, which will be sooner than you might imagine. Try it.
by Napoleon Hill🖌🖌🖌
“There is something as rotten as hell about the man who is always trying to show the other fellow up.” ~ Billy Sunday
One of the most destructive evils in this world is slanderous talk. It breaks human hearts and ruins reputations with a ruthlessness unknown of all other evils.
Slander resembles a double-edged sword – it cuts going and coming. It not only undermines the one slandered but, it comes back like a boomerang and gnaws at the reputation of the slanderer as well. The slanderer soon becomes accustomed to seeing only the petty sides of others. Little by little he bathes his own soul in the foulness of his own thoughts and words until he cannot see the beauty in anything or anyone.
He measures everything by his own standard. Take notice of those who slander or engage in any sort of suggestive evil speaking about others and you will see as clearly as you can see the sun on a bright day, that their words are but a confession of their own heart secrets. The faults which we find in our neighbors most readily are usually but a reflection of our own weakness.
“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And as he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his unhappy condition and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts. He ceases to kick against circumstances, stops finding fault with his neighbors, and begins to discover the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.”
Here is a test that you can apply to yourself with profit: The next time the name of someone whom you dislike is mentioned in your presence see if you can either hold your tongue or speak no evil of that person. If you meet the test you have reason to be proud of yourself because you are vitalizing your personality with that peculiar brand of magnetism which will attract the best people in your neighborhood to you. You do not attract that which you want, but that which you harbor in your own heart; in fact, that which you are! This is in accordance with a well established principle which never varies. Through the operation of this principle, which is nothing more or less than the Golden Rule, you can rise to the heights in any position; you can attract customers or clients in any business or profession; you can make permanent friends of all whom you know, and, best of all, you can fill your own heart with self-respect and happiness which none who look for the meanness in other people ever experience. You can get any person to act toward you as you wish him to act by first acting that same way toward him, and then keeping at it until he responds in kind, which will be sooner than you might imagine. Try it.
We have two ears, but only one mouth, so that we may listen more and talk less.
Zeno
Zeno
God didn't promise days without pain, sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day and light for the way.
Slang of the Day
💥kook
🇺🇸American English
✍🏾Meaning: a strange or eccentric person
❗️For example:
🔺There's this kook in my apartment building with snake tattoos on his face and he keeps these giant pythons as pets.
🔺Why did Margaret marry a kook like that guy Jim? He thinks he's some sort of Indian holy man or something.
🗨Variety: This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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💥kook
🇺🇸American English
✍🏾Meaning: a strange or eccentric person
❗️For example:
🔺There's this kook in my apartment building with snake tattoos on his face and he keeps these giant pythons as pets.
🔺Why did Margaret marry a kook like that guy Jim? He thinks he's some sort of Indian holy man or something.
🗨Variety: This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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Challenging Words(17 January)
1)Muddy(verb) ( अस्पष्ट, भ्रमित): muhd-ee
Meaning - make (something) hard or harder to understand.
Synonyms -: obscure, confuse, obfuscate, blur, cloud, befog
Antonyms - bright , clear , clarify , reveal , illuminate
Example - As they have muddied the issue with religion, it has created a riot-like situation in society.
2)Surge (verb) ( उछाल): surj
Meaning - move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward/sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly.
Synonyms -: rise, growth, upswing, upsurge, escalation, jump
Antonyms - decline , decrease
Example - Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
3)Deleveraging(verb) ( परिसंपत्तियों को तेजी से बेचकर ऋण के स्तर को कम करने की प्रक्रिया ): dele-ver-aging
Meaning - the process or practice of reducing the level of one's debt by rapidly selling one's assets.
Synonyms - reducing , Managing
Example - Company management realized the amount of debt they were carrying had become treacherous and immediately began deleveraging to reduce the risk.
4)Consolidation(verb) ( समेकन): kun-sol-i-dey-shun
Meaning - the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole.
Synonyms -: agglomeration, amalgamation, blend, coalescence
Antonyms - split, dissolution, disunion, division
Example - The bank official asked us to consolidate our bills and important documents in one place.
5)Promising(verb) ( होनहार, आशाजनक): prom-uh-sing
Meaning - showing signs of future success.
Synonyms -: good, encouraging, favourable, hopeful
Antonyms - unfavourable, inauspicious, ominous
Example - Virat Kohli gave the signs of a promising cricketer in very early age.
6)Transitional (verb) ( अवस्थापरिवर्तनकालिक): tran-si-tion-al
Meaning - belonging or relating to a change, or the process of change, from one form or type to another form or type
Synonyms -: intermediate, middle, midway
Antonyms - permanent , changeless, initial, final
Example - We are still in the transitionalstage between the old and new methods.
7)Strain (verb) ( तनाव): streyn
Meaning - a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.
Synonyms -: pressure, demands, burdens, exertions
Antonyms - relax , rest , comfort,decompression
Example - The accusations put a strainon relations between the two countries.
8)Wayside (verb) ( सड़क के किनारे , उपेक्षित): wey-sahyd
Meaning -The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway / out of consideration, into a condition of neglect or disuse
Synonyms -: neglectable, disuse, abandonment
Example - Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.
9)Optimism(verb) ( आशावाद): op-tuh-miz-um
Meaning - hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.
Synonyms -: hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer
Antonyms - pessimism , gloom , despair
Example - You must maintain a sense of optimism, despite all the mishappenings that happened.
10)Sluggish (verb) ( सुस्त,निष्क्रिय): sluhg-ish
Meaning - slow-moving or inactive.
Synonyms -: quiet, slow, slack, flat, depressed, stagnant
Antonyms - active, fast, lively,energetic
Example - After a sluggish start, team India picked up very well in the middle of the match and won it.
🔴Word of the Day
Nefarious (Adjective) - जघन्य , कुटिल
Meaning - (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
Synonyms - Heinous, odious, outrageous, vicious, Abominable
Antonyms - Kind, gentle, pleasant, humane, congenial
Example (English) - The nefariousSeptember 11th attacks did not weaken America.
Example (Hindi) - 11 सितंबर के जघन्य हमलों ने अमेरिका को कमजोर नहीं किया।
1)Muddy(verb) ( अस्पष्ट, भ्रमित): muhd-ee
Meaning - make (something) hard or harder to understand.
Synonyms -: obscure, confuse, obfuscate, blur, cloud, befog
Antonyms - bright , clear , clarify , reveal , illuminate
Example - As they have muddied the issue with religion, it has created a riot-like situation in society.
2)Surge (verb) ( उछाल): surj
Meaning - move suddenly and powerfully forward or upward/sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly.
Synonyms -: rise, growth, upswing, upsurge, escalation, jump
Antonyms - decline , decrease
Example - Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
3)Deleveraging(verb) ( परिसंपत्तियों को तेजी से बेचकर ऋण के स्तर को कम करने की प्रक्रिया ): dele-ver-aging
Meaning - the process or practice of reducing the level of one's debt by rapidly selling one's assets.
Synonyms - reducing , Managing
Example - Company management realized the amount of debt they were carrying had become treacherous and immediately began deleveraging to reduce the risk.
4)Consolidation(verb) ( समेकन): kun-sol-i-dey-shun
Meaning - the action or process of combining a number of things into a single more effective or coherent whole.
Synonyms -: agglomeration, amalgamation, blend, coalescence
Antonyms - split, dissolution, disunion, division
Example - The bank official asked us to consolidate our bills and important documents in one place.
5)Promising(verb) ( होनहार, आशाजनक): prom-uh-sing
Meaning - showing signs of future success.
Synonyms -: good, encouraging, favourable, hopeful
Antonyms - unfavourable, inauspicious, ominous
Example - Virat Kohli gave the signs of a promising cricketer in very early age.
6)Transitional (verb) ( अवस्थापरिवर्तनकालिक): tran-si-tion-al
Meaning - belonging or relating to a change, or the process of change, from one form or type to another form or type
Synonyms -: intermediate, middle, midway
Antonyms - permanent , changeless, initial, final
Example - We are still in the transitionalstage between the old and new methods.
7)Strain (verb) ( तनाव): streyn
Meaning - a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.
Synonyms -: pressure, demands, burdens, exertions
Antonyms - relax , rest , comfort,decompression
Example - The accusations put a strainon relations between the two countries.
8)Wayside (verb) ( सड़क के किनारे , उपेक्षित): wey-sahyd
Meaning -The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway / out of consideration, into a condition of neglect or disuse
Synonyms -: neglectable, disuse, abandonment
Example - Luxury items fall by the wayside during a recession.
9)Optimism(verb) ( आशावाद): op-tuh-miz-um
Meaning - hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.
Synonyms -: hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer
Antonyms - pessimism , gloom , despair
Example - You must maintain a sense of optimism, despite all the mishappenings that happened.
10)Sluggish (verb) ( सुस्त,निष्क्रिय): sluhg-ish
Meaning - slow-moving or inactive.
Synonyms -: quiet, slow, slack, flat, depressed, stagnant
Antonyms - active, fast, lively,energetic
Example - After a sluggish start, team India picked up very well in the middle of the match and won it.
🔴Word of the Day
Nefarious (Adjective) - जघन्य , कुटिल
Meaning - (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
Synonyms - Heinous, odious, outrageous, vicious, Abominable
Antonyms - Kind, gentle, pleasant, humane, congenial
Example (English) - The nefariousSeptember 11th attacks did not weaken America.
Example (Hindi) - 11 सितंबर के जघन्य हमलों ने अमेरिका को कमजोर नहीं किया।
🔰50 Popular English Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker (Part 15)
💢43. PIECE OF CAKE:
when something is extremely easy to do
Do you think you could beat him in a race?
Yeah, piece of cake. I’m definitely a lot faster than him.
💢44. HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD:
used if something someone says, is precisely correct
My doctor hit the nail on the head. He knew exactly what was wrong with me!
💢45. COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG:
when something is very expensive
My son wants that mountain bike for his birthday, but it’ll cost an arm and a leg!
💢43. PIECE OF CAKE:
when something is extremely easy to do
Do you think you could beat him in a race?
Yeah, piece of cake. I’m definitely a lot faster than him.
💢44. HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD:
used if something someone says, is precisely correct
My doctor hit the nail on the head. He knew exactly what was wrong with me!
💢45. COSTS AN ARM AND A LEG:
when something is very expensive
My son wants that mountain bike for his birthday, but it’ll cost an arm and a leg!
🔰50 Popular English Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker (Part 14)
🔋40. TAKE WHAT SOMEONE SAYS WITH A PINCH OF SALT:
regard something as exaggerated, or only believe a part of something
Did you hear what Tina said happened in the office yesterday?
Oh, I would take anything she says with a pinch of salt.
🔋41. FREAK OUT:
to become very angry, scared or excited
Mum, don’t freak out! I married a guy in Las Vegas.
🔋42. BE A CATCH:
be someone worth marrying/having
John is taking me out tonight. He’s such a catch, I hope he’ll propose.
🔋40. TAKE WHAT SOMEONE SAYS WITH A PINCH OF SALT:
regard something as exaggerated, or only believe a part of something
Did you hear what Tina said happened in the office yesterday?
Oh, I would take anything she says with a pinch of salt.
🔋41. FREAK OUT:
to become very angry, scared or excited
Mum, don’t freak out! I married a guy in Las Vegas.
🔋42. BE A CATCH:
be someone worth marrying/having
John is taking me out tonight. He’s such a catch, I hope he’ll propose.
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Common Mistakes in English
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Use Of The Wrong Tense
🗂using may instead of might in a subordinate clause.
❌Don’t say : Last Sunday Alisa told me that she may come .
✅ Say : Last Sunday Alisa told me that she might come.
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💡May changes to might in subordinate clause, when the verb in the main clause is in the past simple tense.
📨Note; The conjunction “That ”is never preceded by a comma .
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Use Of The Wrong Tense
🗂using may instead of might in a subordinate clause.
❌Don’t say : Last Sunday Alisa told me that she may come .
✅ Say : Last Sunday Alisa told me that she might come.
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💡May changes to might in subordinate clause, when the verb in the main clause is in the past simple tense.
📨Note; The conjunction “That ”is never preceded by a comma .
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