Ruskin Bond Quotes

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To return to my own trees, I went among them often, acknowledging their presence with a touch of my hand against their trunks.

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Happiness is an elusive state of mind not to be gained by clumsy pursuit.It is given to those who do not sue for it:to be unconcerned about a desired good is probably the only way to possess it.

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Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There's nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life's compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again and the joy first derived from it will still be there.

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To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

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It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

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Love is undying, of that I feel certain.I mean deep, abiding, cherishing love.The love that gives protection even as you, my guardian angel, gave me protection long after you had gone-and continue to give this very day... A love beyond Death-a love that makes Life alive!

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Hinduism comes closest to being a nature religion. Rivers, rocks, trees, plants, animals, and birds all play their part, both in mythology and everyday worship. This harmony is most evident in remote places like this, and I hope it does not loose its unique character in the ruthless urban advance.

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Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

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The India I Love, does not make the headlines, but I find it wherever I go – in field or forest, town or village, mountain or desert – and in the hearts and minds of people who have given me love and affection for the better part of my lifetime.

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But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer. And looking around, I noticed the other small trees and wild plants and grasses had sprung up under the protection of the trees we had placed there. The trees had multiplied! They were moving. In one small corner of the world, Grandfather's dream was coming true and the trees were moving again.

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How evanescent those loves and friendships seem at this distance in time…We move on, make new attachments. We grow old. But sometimes, we hanker for old friendships, the old loves. Sometimes I wish I was young again. Or that I could travel back in time and pick up the threads. Absent so long, I may have stopped loving you, friends; but I will never stop loving the Day I loved you.

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I never break my journey at Deoli but i pass through as often as I can

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I … allowed my memory to journey back to the days when I was a boy of ten, full of health and optimism, when my wonder at the great game of living had yet to give way to disillusionment at its shabbiness.

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Live long, my friend, be wise and strong. But do not from any man his song.

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I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.

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