Thought for the day-this world is one big family(?)

I heard this shubhashita in my childhood on TV during some international summit and after hearing it being quoted I developed a liking to learn shubhashitas;I heard from my parents that there were many such good quotes in Sanskrit, but this one is my all time favorite
Here it goes:
Ayam nijaH paro veti GaNa naam laghu [...]

A jewel called time-today’s musing

This post of mine is again taken from Chankaya neeti,where chanakya is emphasizing the value of time through his quotes; here it goes:
Adha: pashyasi kim baale patitah tam bhuvi
Re re murkha na jaanasi gatam taruNya mauktikam
Chanakya asks an old lady: What have you dropped down on the earth,that you’re searching so intently like a young [...]

Of lessons from animals….

Many times we learn lessons of life from animals around us,even though they do not speak our language,they convey powerful messages full of symbolism.
There are a few shubhashitas in Chanakya neeti also which describe the teachings of different birds and animals and what is to be learnt from them.
Chanakya neeti chapter six,verse 15 -22 describes [...]