Valmiki
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An ancient Indian sage, he is the author of the Ramayana, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. This epic not only tells the story of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife, Sita, but also offers profound moral and philosophical lessons on the nature of dharma (righteousness), devotion, and good governance. His contributions have shaped Indian culture and spirituality, offering timeless wisdom for personal and societal harmony.
Valmiki
Quotes
An ancient Indian sage, he is the author of the Ramayana, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. This epic not only tells the story of Prince Rama's quest to rescue his wife, Sita, but also offers profound moral and philosophical lessons on the nature of dharma (righteousness), devotion, and good governance. His contributions have shaped Indian culture and spirituality, offering timeless wisdom for personal and societal harmony.
One’s fate is not written on the stars, but is shaped by our actions and decisions.
Whatever a man does, good or evil comes back to him someday. And he pays for everything.
Dharma guides us, protects us, and shows us the way forward in times of darkness.
People are as repelled by a liar, as they are of serpents.
Knowledge and wisdom are the two eyes that guide our journey toward enlightenment.
Where there is love and goodness, evil has no place to grow.
You cannot count on the physical proximity of someone you love, all the time. A seed that sprouts at the foot of its parent tree remains stunted until it is transplanted. Rama will be in my care, and he will be quite well. But ultimately, he will leave me too. Every human being, when the time comes, has to depart to seek his fulfilment in his own way.
One who has control over his speech and actions will conquer the world.
Where there is Rama, there is neither fear nor failure.
Misfortune is the best fortune. Rejection by all is victory.
One who is haughty, who does not know whether what he does is right or wrong and who has taken the wrong path is to be disciplined even if he is a guru, parent or an elder in age or learning.
He who conquers his own mind is greater than he who conquers a thousand armies.
A guest, though he is ill-mannered, deserves to be welcomed by the discerning.
To be happy is always difficult to achieve. That is to say, happiness and sorrow alternate in one’s life and there cannot be uninterrupted happiness alone.
Wealth springs from dharma, from dharma, comes happiness and one gets everything from dharma. Dharma is the essence of this world.
He who does not repay a favour is a stigma to humanity.
Association with the wise, abandonment of latent impressions, self-enquiry, control of breathing — these are the means of conquering the mind.
It is the nature of the mind to accept certain things and to reject others; this is bondage, nothing else.
Overdoing anything leads to sorrow.
There is no deity more powerful than time.
You should never abandon your duty, even if you have to face hardships.
Truth controls this world and dharma is rooted in truth.
Show no disrespect even when impelled by desire or anger.
