Scion of Ikshvaku Quotes

“Khalil Gibran said that parents are like a bow, And children like arrows. The more the bow bends and stretches, the farther the arrow flies. I fly, not because I am special, but because they stretched for me.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want a woman who is better than I am; a woman who will compel me to bow my head in admiration.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“When the axe entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that axe is one of us”.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“If karma is giving you a negative signal repeatedly, then it is not testing you, it is trying to teach you.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“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.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“it’s more important to be right than to be first.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Do not rush to the “right answer”,’ clarified Vashishta. ‘The key, always, is to ask the “right question”.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Even honourable men sometimes prove to be terrible leaders. Conversely, men of questionable character can occasionally be exactly what a nation requires.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“The Naga laughed softly, '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.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“One of the few advantages of being disliked is that you don’t need to fret over what others think about you.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“She has that something, like the thread in a crystal-bead necklace. She holds it all together.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Some good can emerge from the most horrific of events. There is something positive hidden in every negative, and something negative in every positive. Life is complicated, and a balanced person can see both sides.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Passionate children have strong emotions that insist on finding expression. They laugh loudly. They cry even more loudly.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“If you are a fish charging at bait, then it usually doesn’t end well.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“only visible in retrospect, my friend. If I’m successful, people will call me brave. If I fail, I will be called foolish.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Withholding the truth is different from lying”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“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.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“You live in Ram’s kingdom, hold your head high. Fight for justice. Treat all as equal. Protect the weak. Know that dharma is above all. Hold your head high, You live in the kingdom of Ram.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred. In fact, there may be times when a white lie, could actually lead to a good outcome.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Freedom is never the ally of law. You can have freedom to choose whether you want to join or leave a society based on the rule of law. But as long as you live in such a society you must obey the law.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“If you compromise the prospects of the strong, and lean too much towards the interests of the weak, then your society itself goes into decline.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“How can the land belong to any of us? We belong to the land!”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“Emperor Bharat's empire could be described as the apogee of the feminine way of life - of freedom, passion, beauty. At its best, it is compassionate, creative and especially nurturing towards the weak. But as feminine civilisations decline, they tend to become corrupt, irresponsible and decadent.
The masculine way of life is defined by truth, duty and honour. At its peak, masculine civilisations are efficient, just and egalitarian. But as they decline, they become fanatical, rigid and especially harsh towards the weak.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“When times change, as they inevitably do, one finds it impossible to give up on one’s faith; in fact, one clings to it with renewed vigour. Difficult times make men cling to their faith even more strongly.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“A society should not forget that it thrives on the ideas and performance of the talented among its citizens. If you compromise the prospects of the strong, and lean too much towards the interests of the weak, then your society itself goes into decline.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“He told me the story of the butterfly emerging from the hard pupa. Its life begins as an “ugly” caterpillar. When the time is right, it forms a pupa and retreats behind its hard walls. Within its shell, it transforms into a butterfly, unseen, unheard. When ready, it uses its tiny, sharp claws at the base of its forewings to crack a small opening in the hard, protective outer shell. It squeezes through this tiny opening and struggles to make its way out. This is a difficult, painful and prolonged process. Misguided compassion may make us want to enlarge the hole in the pupa, imagining that it would ease the butterfly’s task. But that struggle is necessary; as the butterfly squeezes its body out of the tiny hole, it secretes fluids within its swollen body. This fluid goes to its wings, strengthening them; once they’ve emerged, as the fluid dries, the delicate creatures are able to take flight. Making the hole bigger to “help” the butterfly and ease its struggle will only debilitate it. Without the struggle, its wings would never gain strength. It would never fly.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“you can certainly learn from the successes of great men, you can learn even more from their failures and mistakes.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“A king need be judged solely on the basis of what he achieves for his people. His personal life is of no consequence. His public life, though, has one singular purpose: to provide for his people and improve their lives.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku

“The masculine way of life is defined by truth, duty and honour. At its peak, masculine civilisations are efficient, just and egalitarian. But as they decline, they become fanatical, rigid and especially harsh towards the weak.”
― Amish Tripathi, Scion of Ikshvaku