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

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

Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly utilised.

Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.

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

The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter how ripe it might become.

They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.