We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

At the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly man never changes.

One who is to be pardoned should not be harassed.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.

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

He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and his relations; yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations.