People's Fury is above all the furies.

Education beats the beauty and the youth.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.