The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.
If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
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?
There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.
He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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.
Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.
The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.
