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Date: 29 NOVEMBER 2019

Time  in London – 12-38

Post No. 7277

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FESTIVAL DAYS- DECEMBER 8- WORLD BHAGAVAD GITA DAY/GITA JAYANTI, 10- KARTIKAI DEEPAM, 11- POET BHARATI’S BIRTH DAY, 12-PANCHARATRA DEEPAM, 17- TIRUPPAVAI, TIRUVEMPAVAI FESTIVAL BEGINS, 25-CHRISTMAS

FULL MOON DAY- 11; NEW MOON DAY- 25; EKADASI FASTING DAYS – 8, 22

AUSPICIOUS DAYS – 1, 2, 6,  11, 15.

31 Quotations on Character

DECEMBER 1 SUNDAY
A man of pure character will not utter foul words even by a slip of the tongue — Tirukkural 139

DECEMBER 2 MONDAY

Seldom are couples of equal minds are created
Pratimanataka

DECEMBER 3 TUESDAY

Character is the greatest embellishment
Nitisataka 80

DECEMBER 4 WEDNESDAY

Right conduct results in happy and virtuous life — Tirukkural 138

DECEMBER 5 THURSDAY

Good conduct bring s nobleness. Improper conduct causes unprecedented infamy
Tirukkural 137

DECEMBER 6 FRIDAY

Character is most fundamental to man
Vidura Niti

DECEMBER 7 SATURDAY

A man with envy cannot get riches,so also a man without character cannot have greatness Tirukkural 135

DECEMBER 8 SUNDAY

Even if a Brahmin forgets his learning he may reacquire it, but if he fails in his conduct he slips down in his rank of birth –Tirukkural –134

DECEMBER 9 MONDAY

Moral fibre is the embellishment for all
— Subhasita ratna Bhandagaram

DECEMBER 10 TUESDAY

Every thing is attained by noble nature, beggary only begets ignominiy
Ramayana Manjari

DECEMBER 11 WEDNESDAY

People of noble nature and qualities are endearing to all
Kahavatratnakar

DECEMBER 12 THURSDAY

The firm nature of noble will not be altered even by a tornado
— Kuvalayananda

DECEMBER 13 FRIDAY

Safeguard and maintain your good character with assiduous care
Tirukkural 132

DECEMBER 14 SATURDAY

Good conduct constitutes high birth . Lapse of conduct lowers one rank of birth
Tirukkural 133

DECEMBER 15 SUNDAY

Knowledge without character is one of the seven deadly sins- Mahatma Gandhi

DECEMBER 16 MONDAY

My life is my Message- Gandhiji

DECEMBER 17 TUESDAY

Attract all with your character
— Subhasita ratnakhanda manjusa

DECEMBER 18 WEDNESDAY

Character is the wealth of the savants
— Katha Sarit Sagara

DECEMBER 19 THURSDAY

The firm minded will not fail in their conduct — Tirukkural 136

DECEMBER 20 FRIDAY

What will protect women except their own chastity
— Brhat Katha Manjari

DECEMBER 21 SATURDAY

As the form so the character
— Subhasita ratnakhanda manjusa

DECEMBER 22 SUNDAY

Women shine by their own moral fibre
— Brhat Katha Manjari

DECEMBER 23 MONDAY

Right conduct makes one great, hence right conduct deemed greater than life
Tirukkural 131

DECEMBER 24 TUESDAY

character is the insulation of the good natured doe eyed damsels
– Brhat Katha Manjari

DECEMBER 25 WEDNESDAY

Those who have not learnt to conduct themselves in conformity with the world, however learned they may be, are in reality ignorant.– Tirukkural

DECEMBER 26 THURSDAY

Nothing is unattainable for the good natured
Bharatamanjari

DECEMBER 27 FRIDAY

Caste does not determineconduct nor can one’s stationdetermines one’s merit
Bharatamanjari

DECEMBER 28 SATURDAY

Forgive wrongs done to you, better still forget them Tirukkural —  152

DECEMBER 29 SUNDAY

Good character overcomes ugliness
Canakyaniti 3-32

DECEMBER 30 MONDAY

On whom does bad character bestow prosperity
— Katha Sarit Sagara

DECEMBER 31 TUESDAY

Whom does not bad character tarnish
— Katha Sarit Sagara

Kartikai Deepa Festival is celebrated from 10th December in Tamil Nadu.
–subham–