Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.
Enemies strike at weak points.
He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined.
He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his heaven here on earth.
A permanent relationship is dependent on particular purpose or wealth.
One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
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.
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
Union in privacy (with one's wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow.
We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour,like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.
Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.
Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.
An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
Your feelings are your god.
The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.
As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or bad) deeds of a man follow him.
A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
He who look at a woman who is not his wife as a mother; wealth that is not his as dust and all the men as himself... is a happy man. He, who sees all these things under a different light, is a blind.
He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?
Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.
