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1 " Ram wanted to marry a woman in front of whom he would be compelled to bow his head in admiration. P.210 "
― Amish Tripathi , Sita: Warrior of Mithila (Ram Chandra #2)
2 " Don’t be afraid of the dark, my child. Light has a source. It can be snuffed out. But darkness has no source. It just exists. This darkness is a path to That, which has no source: God. Wise "
3 " You will need to be mature and pragmatic. You must use your heart to decide the destination, but use your head to plot the journey. "
4 " Not everyone has the spirit to keep their character strong when their stomachs are empty.’ Sunaina "
5 " Many people are not wise enough to count life’s blessings. They keep focusing instead on what the world has denied them. "
6 " A society must always aim for balance. It needs intellectuals, it needs warriors, it needs traders, it needs artists, and it needs skilled workers. If it empowers one group too much or another too little, it is headed for chaos. "
7 " The fortunate ones die with their loved ones around them. "
8 " The worst enemy a man can ever have is the one who was once his best friend. "
9 " Too much of anything creates an imbalance in life. This is true even of virtues such as nonviolence. You never know when the winds of change strike; when violence may be required to protect your society, or to even survive. "
10 " Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.’ Sita "
11 " You need to be liberal, of course. For that is the Indian way. But don’t be a blind and stupid liberal. "
12 " When the axe entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that axe is one of us.”’ Shurpanakha "
13 " When logic fails, faith can serve a purpose. Sunaina "
14 " The city enjoys the moon and the night. The jungle always welcomes the sun.’ This "
15 " Often the poor have more nobility in them than the actual nobility. "
16 " You must use your heart to decide the destination, but use your head to plot the journey. "
17 " Not everyone has the spirit to keep their character strong when their stomachs are empty. "
18 " You’ve really thought this through?’ ‘Happiness is not an accident. It is a choice. It is in our hands to be happy. Always in our hands. Who says that we can have only one soulmate? Sometimes, soulmates want such radically different things that they end up being the cause of unhappiness for each other. Someday I will find another soulmate, one who also wants what I want. He may not be as fascinating as Bharat. Or, even as great as Bharat will be. But he will bring me what I want. Simple happiness. I will find such a man. In my tribe. Or, outside of it. "
19 " Happiness is not an accident. It is a choice. It is in our hands to be happy. Always in our hands. Who says that we can have only one soulmate? Sometimes, soulmates want such radically different things that they end up being the cause of unhappiness for each other. "
20 " Life is not only about what we want, but also about what we must do. We don’t just have rights. We also have duties. "