40 Motivational Ruskin Bond Quotes On Life & Writing

40 Motivational Ruskin Bond Quotes On Life & Writing

Last updated on January 4th, 2024 at 10:06 am

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Ruskin Bond, an Anglo-Indian writer and poet, is one of the most well-known children’s authors and poets. He is a man whose thoughts, stories, and emotions brightened our childhood. He lives in Landour, Mussoorie, India in the foothills of the Himalayas. His short stories, poems, and novels transport readers to a beautiful world full of natural beauty, mysticism, and surprise.

Here are these Ruskin Bond quotes to motivate you while also making you grin.

Ruskin Bond Quotes

Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.”

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“When all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.”

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“One sure way to lose the world and everything in it, is to try grasping it.”

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SOURCE: A BOOK OF SIMPLE LIVING

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

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SOURCE: RUSKIN’S BOND BOOK OF NATURE

“You don’t have to lie if you know how to withhold the truth.”

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“The tree made its first move, the first overture of friendship. It allowed a leaf to fall.”

“But he could not return; he was afraid of what lay ahead, he dreaded the unknown, but it was easier to walk forwards than backwards.”

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“Live close to nature and your spirit will not be easily broken, for you learn something of patience and resilience. You will not grow restless, and you will never feel lonely.”

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“A good monk would know that contentment is easier to attain than happiness, and that it is enough.”

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“For the most time I’ve followed instinct rather than intelligence, and this has resulted in a modicum of happiness.”

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“Sometimes the weak will last for years, while the strong will suddenly collapse and die.”

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“That man is strongest who stands alone!”

“There is money to be made in the market place, but under the cherry tree there is rest.”

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“The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.”

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SOURCE: DELHI IS NOT FAR. THE BEST OF RUSKIN BOND

“It’s courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.”

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“It’s fine to dream, provided we can deal with the reality when we wake up.”

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“The world keeps on changing, but there is always something, somewhere, that remains the same.”

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“Until death comes, all is life.”

“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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SOURCE: A TOWN CALLED DEHRA

“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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SOURCE: RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS: NOTES FROM THE HIMALAYAS

“Nothing is insignificant; nothing is without consequence in the intricate web of life.”

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“What is nostalgia, after all, but an attempt to preserve that which was good in the past?”

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SOURCE: ROADS TO MUSSOORIE

“For better or worse, we are all shaped by our parents.”

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“Well, we are equals, in our fear as in our loneliness.”

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“The kindest people are often those who have come through testing personal tragedies.”

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“I do not mind difficulties, as long as they are new difficulties.”

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“It’s safer in the jungle than in the town.”

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“Sometimes good stories are created while documenting dreams.”

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“Yes, I do seek solitude, but I am never lonely.”

Writing is the only thing I am good for.”

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“Writing for children may have kept me young at heart.”

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“Whenever I run out of people to write about, I cook up a few ghosts, or they appear before me.”

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“When I was younger, I took life much more seriously.”

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“When I was growing up, I remember having read all the books in the library. I often tried to emulate my favourite writers.”

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“There will always be books as long as I am mentally capable of it.”

“People often ask me why my style is so simple. It is, in fact, deceptively simple, for no two sentences are alike. It is clarity that I am striving to attain, not simplicity.”

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“The ghost story is a popular genre of mine and is particularly adaptable to the visual media.”

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“The books that I wrote in my late teens and 20s, the little love stories, they were right from the heart.”

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“The older you get, the lesser you are bothered by what others think.”

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If you enjoyed reading these Ruskin Bond quotes, then you should certainly check out these 40 Aldous Huxley Quotes About Writing, Technology, Love and More.

Sahil Sangidwar is a marketer who studied computer science. He loves marketing and keeps up with the changing tech world. Outside of work, he plays Battle Royale games, reads books, and really enjoys food. Sahil brings together his interest in technology and his personal hobbies.

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