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.

Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.

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

A learned man is honoured by the people.A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honoured everywhere.

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.

Task performed by an unintelligent person should not be rated high.

Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.