He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.
Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's true wealth.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?
Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one's own sins.
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
A learned man is honoured by the people.A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honoured everywhere.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
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.
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.
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.
He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter how ripe it might become.
Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?
