Scion of Ikshvaku

Khalil Gibran said that parents are like a bow, And children like arrows. The more the bow bends and stretches, the farther the arrow flies. I fly, not because I am special, but because they stretched for me.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want a woman who is better than I am; a woman who will compel me to bow my head in admiration.

When the axe entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that axe is one of us”.

Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred.

A relationship is not just for fun, it is also about trust and the knowledge that you can depend on your partner.

If karma is giving you a negative signal repeatedly, then it is not testing you, it is trying to teach you.

Do not rush to the “right answer”,’ clarified Vashishta. ‘The key, always, is to ask the “right question”.

Even honourable men sometimes prove to be terrible leaders. Conversely, men of questionable character can occasionally be exactly what a nation requires.

it’s more important to be right than to be first.

A relationship is not just for fun, it is also about trust and acknowledge that you can depend on your partner. Relationships based on passion and excitement do not last.

She has that something, like the thread in a crystal-bead necklace. She holds it all together.

One of the few advantages of being disliked is that you don’t need to fret over what others think about you.

Some good can emerge from the most horrific of events. There is something positive hidden in every negative, and something negative in every positive. Life is complicated, and a balanced person can see both sides.

Swagruhe Pujyate Murkhaha; Swagraame Pujyate Prabhuhu Swadeshe Pujyate Raja; Vidvaansarvatra Pujyate. A fool is worshipped in his home. A chief is worshipped in his village. A king is worshipped in his kingdom. A knowledgeable person is worshipped everywhere.

If you are a fish charging at bait, then it usually doesn’t end well.

only visible in retrospect, my friend. If I’m successful, people will call me brave. If I fail, I will be called foolish.

Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred. In fact, there may be times when a white lie, could actually lead to a good outcome.

Passionate children have strong emotions that insist on finding expression. They laugh loudly. They cry even more loudly.

But the strange thing about anger is that it is like fire; the more you feed it, the more it grows. It takes a lot of wisdom to know when to let anger go.

Freedom is never the ally of law. You can have freedom to choose whether you want to join or leave a society based on the rule of law. But as long as you live in such a society you must obey the law.

Withholding the truth is different from lying

How can the land belong to any of us? We belong to the land!

We criticise corruption in others, but are blind to our own dishonesty. We hate others who do wrong and commit crimes, blithely ignoring our own misdeeds, big and small. We vehemently blame Raavan for all our ills, refusing to acknowledge that we created the mess we find ourselves in.

A real leader doesn’t choose to lead only the deserving. He will, instead, inspire his people into becoming the best that they are capable of.

you can certainly learn from the successes of great men, you can learn even more from their failures and mistakes.

If you compromise the prospects of the strong, and lean too much towards the interests of the weak, then your society itself goes into decline.

Not revealing the truth is lying, isn’t it, Guruji?’ ‘No, it isn’t. Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred. In fact, there may be times when a white lie, or even an outright lie, could actually lead to a good outcome.

A king need be judged solely on the basis of what he achieves for his people. His personal life is of no consequence. His public life, though, has one singular purpose: to provide for his people and improve their lives.

An ancient poet once remarked, “When the axe entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that axe is one of us”.

When times change, as they inevitably do, one finds it impossible to give up on one’s faith; in fact, one clings to it with renewed vigour. Difficult times make men cling to their faith even more strongly.