Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra, #1)

by Amish Tripathi

Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering.

‘All I’m suggesting is that greatness and goodness is a potential in a majority of humans, not a reality.’

We’d rather look outward and blame others for the ills that befall us than point the finger at ourselves.

‘There’s a thin line that separates courage from stupidity.’ ‘And that line is only visible in retrospect, my friend. If I’m successful, people will call me brave. If I fail, I will be called foolish. Let me do what I think is right. I’ll leave the verdict to the future.’

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.

There is something positive hidden in every negative, and something negative hidden in every positive.

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.

‘What’s the point of eating mangoes if you cannot make a mess of it?’