My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth.

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

An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.

Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.

Fire, even if put on head, burns only.

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.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.