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5 stirring quotes by Khushwant Singh

TNN | Last updated on - Dec 7, 2016, 11:29 IST
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On being you

"Your principle should be to see everything and say nothing. The world changes so rapidly that if you want to get on you cannot afford to align yourself with any person or point of view."
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On morality

"Morality is a matter of money. Poor people cannot afford to have morals. So they have religion."
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On inequality

"In a country which had accepted caste distinctions for many centuries, inequality had become an inborn mental concept."
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On success

"There is no wine in this world as heady as applause; and it has the same effect. It temporarily subdues anxiety and restores confidence."
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On religion

"I believe that the essence of every person’s religion should be the endeavour not to hurt another person or living thing and to preserve his environment."

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