Neither rings, bright chains, nor bracelets, perfumes, flowers, nor well-trimmed hair, Grace a man like polished language, th’ only jewel he should wear.
BHARTRHARIThe constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point upwards.
More Bhartrhari Quotes
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The constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point upwards.
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Even the severed branch grows again, and the sunken moon returns: wise men who ponder this are not troubled in adversity.
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I’ve wandered over many lands, and reaped withal no fruit, I’ve laid my pride of rank aside, and pressed my baffled suit, At stranger boards, like shameless crow, I’ve eaten bitter bread, But fierce Desire, that raging fire, still clamours to be fed.
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Those who possess that treasure which no thief can take away, Which, though on suppliants freely spent, increaseth day by day,
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Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail.
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There is no medicine to cure a fool!
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A good man may fall, but he falls like a ball [and rebounds]; the ignoble man falls like a lump of clay.
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For a moment man is a boy, for a moment a lovesick youth, for a moment bereft of wealth, for a moment in the height of prosperity; then at life’s end with limbs worn out by old age and wrinkles adorning his face, like an actor he retires behind the curtain of death.
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Knowledge is wonderful and truth serene But man in their service bleeds.
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I have not wasted life, but life hath wasted me.
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Man is but a beast without it: such a glorious god is Learning.
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The source of inward happiness which shall outlast the earth– To them e’en kings should yield the palm, and own their higher worth.
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What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men. What is the greatest loss? Failure in ones duty.
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Trees loaded with fruit are bent down; the clouds when charged with fresh rain hang down near the earth: even so good men are not uplifted through prosperity. Such is the natural character of the liberal.
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Where is the greatest peace? In truth and righteousness. Who is the hero? The man who subdues his senses. Who is the best beloved? The faithful wife. What is wealth? Knowledge. What is the most perfect happiness? Staying at home.
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