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The Oath of the Vayuputras

Amish Tripathi

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.”

“The key question isn't 'What is Evil?' The key question is 'When does the Good become Evil?”

“It's our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil.”

“Weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others.”

“Often,our immediate reaction to a sudden crisis help us save ourselves. Our response to gradual crises that creep up upon us, on the other hand,may be so adaptive as to ultimately lead to self-destruction.”

“The distance between Evil and Good is a vast expanse in which many can exist without being either.”

“What is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us.”

“Ati sarvatra varjayet: Excess of anything is bad. Some of us are attracted to Good. But the universe tries to maintain balance. So what is good for some may end up being bad for others... Agriculture is good for us humans as it gives us an assured supply of food, but it is bad for the animals that lose their forest and grazing land.”

“One cannot undo what has happened. But the inexorable march of time offers the wise opportunities for redemption. I entreat you, do not escape. Stay in this world and do your karma.”

“When the gardeners are good, the flower will bloom.”

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morals, redemption, wisdom, philosophy, upbringing, inspirational, parenting, karma, evil

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