Posted by: Ayesha | June 5, 2009
Reflections (Quotes by Ghani Khan)
- When God gifts us to the World, the World receives us with two hands. When He recalls us – the World throws us back with four hands.
- Tolerance is a positive force, which teaches us to live not only with the positive but also the negative forces.
- The existence of the company of the Devil made me conscious of the value of the company of God.
- A sword may be used for defending and offending. It is the purpose which gives value.
- If someone is jealous of you, it should make you happy, as it means there is something special and worthwhile in you which the jealous person lacks.
- Don’t worry, think instead.
- Democracy, Autocracy, Socialism, Capitalism are slogans – the cries of the weak and oppressed.
- Infatuation … like cold winds in the midst of summer. Dark clouds, raindrops, chilly winds … as in winter. It is not winter … it is not love.
- Foreign service – a virtual life of self-imposed exile.
- To reach the destination is desirable. But the reach to the destination is enjoyable.
i am not worrying but hey thinking instead causes an explosion
j/k
good reflections!
By: Americanising Desi on June 6, 2009
at 4:31 am
I’d like to adopt this principle of not worrying and instead thinking
By: Ayesha on June 7, 2009
at 2:10 pm
Nice quotes, I love all of them
By: Nabeel on June 6, 2009
at 7:25 am
Thanks
By: Ayesha on June 7, 2009
at 2:11 pm
Nice ones, all of em!
He was a genius and his poetry very enlightening!
Thanks for sharing!
By: Aadil on June 6, 2009
at 10:11 am
Yes, he was an intellectual and wonderful poet.
By: Ayesha on June 7, 2009
at 2:11 pm
Hehehe….I love the one about Foreign Service. Man! How I wish I could be in foreign service, all those trips around the world!
By: Ordinary Girl on June 6, 2009
at 11:17 am
Beyond certain point it gets really boring. Really
By: Ayesha on June 7, 2009
at 2:12 pm
I am presently preparing for the virtual life of self-imposed exile. Wish me luck !
By: Cavaliere on June 6, 2009
at 9:36 pm
Good luck!
Where are you off to and on what mission (if I may ask)
By: Ayesha on June 7, 2009
at 2:12 pm
Cavaliere, wow!! Dollars kamanay ki tiyari??!!
By: Ordinary Girl on June 7, 2009
at 8:15 am
When God gifts us to the World, the World receives us with two hands. When He recalls us – the World throws us back with four hands.
The best.
Share more of his writing with us :>
By: д§mд on June 12, 2009
at 8:50 pm
I’d try to find more of his work (in English)
By: Ayesha on June 14, 2009
at 10:30 am
Hello, Am thrilled that you are enjoying this little book. It was compiled by my mother and are my grandfather’s quotes. Some of you are confusing him with the poet Ghani Khan son of Badshah Khan. This s not Ghani Khan the poets work. Its Sardar Abdul Ghani Khan brother of Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar. Just thought I would clarify that. There is no other work of his published. My mother had these published after he died. Do let me know where you bought the book though. Thanks
By: Saira Nishtar on July 12, 2009
at 8:52 am
Saira: Welcome to my blog and thanks for the clarification. I am also one of those who confused it with the work of Ghani Khan the poet.
I think Tahira gifted it to my sister years ago
By: Ayesha on July 12, 2009
at 6:21 pm
I too mistook it to the thoughts of Ghani Khan the poet; anyway its nice to hear about another legend with the same name. Will love to know more about the personality.
By: Aadil on July 13, 2009
at 8:43 am
My quote these days is Hardwork never pays off in life..Its only luck that matters in life:(:(…I am dejected with working hard in life and getting not just reward..Why life is so unfair???
By: Zeeshan on July 19, 2009
at 8:16 pm
Perhaps it is a good idea for the author of this blog to make the requisite change ie these are quotes by Ghani Khan Nishtar and Ghani Khan s/o Bacha Khan ie the Pushto Poet.
By: yasserlatifhamdani on September 30, 2009
at 5:42 pm