Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away;but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.
The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.
The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
The earth is supported by the power of truth;it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.
He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
Charity puts an end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end nor protects it from the bites of insects.
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top.
We return evil for evil, in which there is no sin, for it is necessary to pay a wicked man in his own coin.
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others can use neither knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown-up children are your best friends.
There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness and no virtue like mercy.