He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings.

What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?

By means of hearing one understands dharma, malignity vanishes, knowledge is acquired, and liberation from material bondage is gained.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?

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.

He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.