The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.

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.

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

Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.

Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

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