By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.

Read as few words as you like, and speak fewer, but act upon the law.

By your own efforts waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully.

A fool who recognises his own ignorance is thereby in fact a wise man, but a fool who considers himself wise - that is what one really calls a fool.

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.

To be selfish, greedy and unwilling to help the needy gives rise to future starvation and clothlessness.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.