What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?

Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.

A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he sits on the top of a tall building.

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.

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

Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.

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