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1 " Nobody is good or bad. They are either strong or weak. Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations. Weak people, many a times, do not even realise how low they have fallen. "
― Amish Tripathi , The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy #2)
2 " Fate controls only the weak, Your Highness. The strong mould the providence the want "
3 " It is your karma to fight evil. It doesn't matter if the people that evil is being committed against don't fight back. It doesn't matter if the entire world chooses to look the other way. Always remember this. You don't live with the consequences of other people's karma. You live with the consequences of your own "
4 " The opposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual opposite of love is apathy. When you don't care a damn as to what happens to the other person. "
5 " Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free. "
6 " Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday. "
7 " Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself "
8 " Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations, Weak people, many a times, do not even realize how low they have sunk. "
9 " I don't believe anything till I have seen the proof. For anything without proof, I think we should believe the theory that gives us peace. It doesn't matter whether the theory is true or not. "
10 " Lord Manu had said it's not people who are evil. True evil exists beyond them. It attracts people. It causes confusion amongst its enemies. But Evil in itself is too big to be confined to to just a few. "
11 " There's your truth and then there is my truth. As for the universal truth; it does not exist". "
12 " Everything in the world is maya, an illusion. The ultimate truth one has to realise is that we actually need nothing. Because to possess an illusion is as good as possessing nothing. "
13 " Sometimes, simple faith could lead to profound peace. "
14 " Consistency is the virtue of mules! "
15 " Desire creates attachment. Attachment to this world. And, when you don't get what you want or get what you don't want, it leads to suffering. And that to violence and wars. Which finally results in destruction. So, if you want to avoid destruction and suffering, you should control your desire right? Give up maya, the illusion of this world? "
16 " laws are not important. What is important is justice. If the purpose of justice is served by breaking a law, then break it.’ ‘Lord Ram said that?’ asked "
17 " Satyam Shivam Sundaram Shiva is truth. Shiva is beauty Shiva is the masculine. Shiva is the feminine Shiva is a Suryavanshi. Shiva is a Chandravanshi "
18 " Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti. Truth is one, though the sages know it as many. God is one, though different religions approach Him differently. Call Him Shiva, Vishnu, Allah, Jesus or any other form of God that you believe in. Our paths may be different. Our destination is the same. "
19 " Search for Good. And you shall find Evil as well. The greater the Good, the greater the Evil. Veerbhadra "
20 " An honest heart is all that is needed for a prayer to reach the Lord. "
