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He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings.
She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
No amount of advice change his attitude. He does not listed to good advice. Rather he gets angry.
Fate being unfavorable( or without god's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish)
As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or bad) deeds of a man follow him.
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.
Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.
Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one's own sins.
Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.
He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.
Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.
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?
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.
As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment.
One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.
As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.
If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.
Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.
He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
A father who is a chronic debtor, an adulterous mother, a beautiful wife, and an unlearned son are enemies in one's own home.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
Wicked ones are like fire. Even if pu on hea, they burn only. They do not leave unhurt even their well - wishers and benefactors.
O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.
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.
Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.