He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise - although he may be the greatest personality - will lose the favour of Lakshmi.

Knower of the means makes impossible tasks also possible.

Swans live wherever there is water, and leave the place where water dries up; let not a man act so - and comes and goes as he pleases.

There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.

The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.

All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of sweet words.

This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.