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.

Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.

A person or a ruler who executes his plans (of public welfare) after due consideration, the prosperity stands with him for a longer period.

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?

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.

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined.