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‘that grief and suffering can serve as engines that move life forward. Happiness is overrated. Hatred, of course, is destructive.’
‘Great does not mean good, Sita. Great only means the person makes a real impact on the world. Ordinary people do not impact the world, they are only impacted by it. Now, with great people, the impact can be good or bad. But know this: Happy people can never be great.’
Never confront a fool with his stupidity, though. It only incites a cycle of ego-driven, unproductive counter-reactions. Praising the ‘intelligence’ and leveraging the self-satisfaction helps further one’s cause.
“A person often meets his fate on the road he took to avoid it”.’
‘The wise have always said that if you find yourself awake and troubled in the late hours of the night, when there is nothing that you can do about what troubles you, then the best idea is to simply go to sleep. That is what dharma dictates.’
‘She is the morning to my night. She is the destination to my travels. She is the rain to my cloud. Whatever be the questions of my life, she is the answer.’
