Virtue and Vice are both realities. Virtue cannot exist without Vice. Although 'virtue' and 'vice' are two words, the word 'vice' becomes meaningful only against the word 'virtue' and vice versa. They co-exist, moulded by the existing economic and social order. Without the word 'vice' the word virtue becomes an empty sound like a dog's bark. It's only in Brahma's domain that light exists without darkness.

Tissa saw in life a complex self-preserving system that automatically repairs the inevitable instances of breakdown of both body and mind. The body form that has ceased to be adaptive to the physical world disintegrates, as does the mind that is not adaptive to the subjective world.

Even when a child spots any inadequacies, acknowledgement will only encourage disobedience and disregard of his parents' advice.

Idiocy is neither right nor wrong. A good man behaves foolishly by choice, at least once in a while.

Family pride was a mask that had covered her egoism.

Unless you learn to control the love you have for your children intelligently, it can become a selfish emotion.

Thinking is a kind of wandering. Reasoning becomes useful only to let the mind wander in the directions you want it to.

I don't see any wrong in children revealing their parents' mistakes. Children talk about these wrongs not out of malice, but because of pain of mind.. replied Tissa.

The two qualities essential to a good man were honesty and compassion, Malin felt. His father lived his life as if he had rejected these qualities. Saviman Kabalana reasoned that loving kindness and compassion were weaknesses. Therefore he hid behind a mask that concealed his innate human qualities of love and kindness, both in his office and at home.

One cannot survive if one cannot learn to face insults and ridicule.