As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or bad) deeds of a man follow him.

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

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

Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country.

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.

For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!

Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.