The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.

The man who is praised by others is regarded as worthy though he may be really void of all merit. But the man who sings his own praises becomes disgraced though he should be Indra, the possessor of all excellencies.

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

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.

As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

No amount of advice change his attitude. He does not listed to good advice. Rather he gets angry.