A man is born alone and dies alone and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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.
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.
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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.
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.