The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter how ripe it might become.

He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings.

The power of a king lies in his mighty arms; that of a brahmana in his spiritual knowledge; and that of a woman in her beauty youth and sweet words.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.

Enemies strike at weak points.

A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.