Anand Neelakantan Quotes
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Nothing is more condemnable than selfishness. A man who thinks of himself alone is the most unlucky person of all.
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“There was no dearth of gods in my country. It only lacked men.”
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Anger is the lowest emotion. It clouds the intellect and can make you do foolish things. You become blind to reason and react only with your body, without thinking. This leads to failure in every sphere. Uproot this evil from your system.
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“Success breeds pride and vanity. And pride is the only reward of success.”
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“One should honour women and not insult anyone. If there was”
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“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.”
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“I think it was the size of the dream and the willingness to act on it.”
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Fear is not an emotion, it is a disease. It spreads from the leader to his followers and vice-versa. Nothing has killed more men in war than fear. What should a warrior fear? Death? But death is what everyone achieves ultimately. Is it wounds that you fear? What is more important? A pint of your blood or the nectar of victory? Think. Thinking will clear such doubts.
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The rich did not care who ruled, as long as they were allowed to be rich. The poor could not afford to care and nobody asked their opinion in any case. Only the middle class mattered and any half-witted ruler knows how to pamper them.
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Happiness and sadness are just two eternal truths like day and night. A man of superior intellect is never affected by these emotions. They are not base emotions at all but a reflection of our thoughts, a reaction to our perspective on things we see, hear and do. Equanimity is not only desirable in a warrior, but a must. Without it, you are as good as dead in the battlefield.