The disgrace of one's people brings sorrow to the Nobel minded.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.

One who is in search of knowledge should give up the search of pleasure and the one who is in search of pleasure should give up the search of knowledge.

As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?

We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour,like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.

Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable.