“A low-minded person should not be given good advice.”

Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.

The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.

A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.

A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.

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.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

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!!

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?

A ruler wishing to win should not trust a captured enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enmity, however, concealed, will surely come to light.

Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.

He who has wealth has friends.

He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.

A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice.

The grass is always greener over the septic tank.

Where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.

In a relationship, the word ‘sorry’ is worth more than gold. However, the more it’s mentioned the lesser your love and affection becomes.

My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels.

Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.

When brides ask me, “What’s the best advice you can give me on my wedding day?” I always have the same answer: “Be yourself.” Someone’s marrying you, they love you for who you are, and they don’t want you to be someone else.

Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.