I think it was the size of the dream and the willingness to act on it. Ravana dreamt big and strove ruthlessly to achieve it.

Success breeds pride and vanity. And pride is the only reward of success.

When our schools fail to teach our children what they should know, other schools take their place and teach different lessons, which we may not like.

That is a good piece of propaganda, I must admit. Claim that God is with you, or better, you are God, then anything you do, any adharma you commit, becomes divine play.

Every death is a temporary pause in the symphony called life.

Can you plant a sapling and expect it to grow into a tree overnight? You have to water it, nurture it, give it sunlight, rain, and manure, and then slowly, it will grow.

Ten kings met once a year to decide about water sharing, fixing customs, excise, and toll rates, port levies, and to exchange musicians and artisans. An.

Baali scoffed, ‘I don’t believe in God. No creature except man believes in God, Tara. The animals and birds believe in the power of their limbs, in the speed of their feet, in the strength of their wings. No God has punished any animal for not worshiping him or her. I’m Vanara, an animal and no God – if he exists – will punish me for being me, Tara.

There are different kinds of work. Work for the sake of result is not worship. Work unaffected by result is true worship.

Never associate any evil with a group. Hate their sins, but not the people.