There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.

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

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.

A permanent relationship is dependent on particular purpose or wealth.

It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe fruits and spring water, to lie down on grass and to wear the ragged barks of trees than to live amongst one's relations when reduced to poverty.

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.

Even as the unborn babe is in the womb of his mother, these five are fixed as his life destiny: his life span, his activities, his acquisition of wealth and knowledge, and his time of death.