287 Quotes by Amish Tripathi

Smiling takes more effort than it’s worth, Your Highness.

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.

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.

People respond to stress in much the same way. Those who are soft on the inside become harder with the right amount of stress, and those who are hard on the inside become softer. If you think about it this way, then the right amount of stress becomes necessary to balance your character. Too much stress is not good – it may break you. But no stress is not good either. You need the right amount of stress to balance your character and make you grow.

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?

Yunan-o-Misr-o-Roma sab mit gaye jahan se Ab tak magar hai baki naam-o-nishan hamara, Kuchh baat hai ke hasti mit’ti nahin hamari Sadiyon raha hai dushman daur-e-zaman hamara.

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

It is attachment that makes people forget not only their moral duties but even who they really are.

You must use your heart to decide the destination, but use your head to plot the journey.