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

At the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly man never changes.

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

For the protection of state and welfare of the people, a ruler shold collect all types of wealth. By suing devices of sama, dama , danda, bheda , he shold increase income of the state, strong administration helps in collecting different type of taxes fro exchequer.

Eschew wicked company and associate with saintly persons. Acquire virtue day and night, and always meditate on that which is eternal forgetting that which is temporary.

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees.