The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
A father who is a chronic debtor, an adulterous mother, a beautiful wife, and an unlearned son are enemies in one's own home.
Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.
He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise - although he may be the greatest personality - will lose the favour of Lakshmi.
Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
No one should ever be disrespected.
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!
An enemy should be struck at his weak point.
How well u treat the wicked people, they do nto give up their wickedness. They derive pleasure in hurting others. A serpent made to drink milk, it ejects poison only.
He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.
Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.
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.
Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them.
Evil person causes harm even if treated will.
Every relationship has one or the other motive behind it. Friendship or enemity are not purposeless.Oneness of motive is turned into friendship. While diversity of motive cause enemity. Royal relationships also depend uypon one or theother purpose. But such relatins ar mainly for the welfare of the state.
This sutra enjoins a rule of morality. It says nobody should be disrespected. A man can impress evdrybnody by his virtues. Disrespecting others means downfall of our own virtues. A person who disrespects others, in a way disrespect himself. A virtuous man does not disrespect his friend or vevn his enemy. Disrespect to enemy can investigate him toreact. The best thing is to destroy him completely. For a ruler this is very important.
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
