“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be.

All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

One must be cunning and wicked in this world.

Everything I know, I know because of love.

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.

Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

God is the same everywhere.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.

All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

I don’t think Indian e-commerce companies have an evolved business model.

Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

Our aim was to insure repeat business based on the system’s reputation rather than on the quality of a single store or operator.

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

What is too popular may not be profitable. Don’t invest in B2C companies, instead invest in B2B companies.

All that weak people learn from disappointment, is less confidence in future enterprise.

I don’t understand the business models of Flipkart and Uber. See no logic in people saying business models like that of Flipkart will flourish but that of D-Mart will not.

There is no question about that (retirement). Business is my hobby. It is not a burden to me. In any case Reliance now can run without me.