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.
BHARTRHARIThe pearl on my beloved’s neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!
More Bhartrhari Quotes
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Let us keep a firm grip upon our money, for without it the whole assembly of virtues are but as blades of grass.
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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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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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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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Neither rings, bright chains, nor bracelets, perfumes, flowers, nor well-trimmed hair, Grace a man like polished language, th’ only jewel he should wear.
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Those from whom we were born have long since departed, and those with whom we grew up exist only in memory. We, too, through the approach of death, become, as it were, trees growing on the sandy bank of a river.
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Kindness can turn the bad man’s heart, and fools convert to wise, Make poison into nectar-juice, and friends of enemies.
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Knowledge is wonderful and truth serene But man in their service bleeds.
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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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The pearl on my beloved’s neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!
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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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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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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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The moth unwitting rushes on the fire, Through ignorance the fish devours the bait, We men know well the foes that lie in wait, Yet cannot shun the meshes of desire.
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