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

Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them.

Many a bad habit is developed through overindulgence, and many a good one by chastisement; therefore, beat your son as well as your pupil; never indulge them.

Sometimes coincidentally an unintelligent person can accomplish a task but that does not mean that he is a knower of means and device or is experienced. A ruler should be careful enough to designate other tasks to such persons.

He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.