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Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.
There may be many who will gladly face death in the battlefield, but few who will face a hostile society.
Just as the hand that strikes the ground cannot fail,So is the ruin certain of him who cherishes anger.
Uttering foul words, while there are the sweetest of words, is like going for the unripe fruits while there are a lot of ripe ones.
Just as the earth that bears the man who tills and digs it, to bear those who speak ill of them, is a quality of the highest respect.
When no food is given to the ear,Then let a little be given to the stomach.
The learned are said to have seeing eyes;The unlearned have only two sores on their faces.
Reasoning with a drunkard is like
Going under water with a torch to seek for a drowning man.
They who in trouble untroubled are
Will trouble trouble itself.
Not every light is a true light;To the wise the light of truth is light itself.
The vast world rainless, one may bid adieu
To charity and penance.
It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues,
Which moves the world.
A fortress is of no use to cowards.
Fame is a jealous mistress
And will brook no rival.
Foolish people inflict pain upon them self which is worse than what an enemy can bring upon.
The worth of a wife is a man's good fortune;His jewels are his good children.
Better the arrow that missed the lion than the one that killed a rabbit.
A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth,
The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earth
In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below; The more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow.
The wound made by hurting with fire will heal but the wound created by harsh words uttered using out tongue leaves an indelible scar.
How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?
Folded hands may conceal a dagger --
Likewise a foe's tears.
The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.
Whatever things a man gives up,By those he cannot suffer pain.
Anger kills both laughter and joy;What greater foe is there than anger?
Great wealth, like a crowd at a concert,
Gathers and melts.
Although an act of help done timely, might be small in nature, it is truly larger than the world itself.
The ignorant are like useless, brackish soil;They exist and that is all.
The only gift is giving to the poor;
All else is exchange.
Worthless are those who injure others vengefully, while those who stoically endure are like stored gold. The gratification of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory of the forbearing lasts until the end of time. Though unjustly aggrieved, it is best to suffer the suffering and refrain from unrighteous retaliation.
Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.
The crow does not hide its prey, but calls for others to share it;So wealth will be with those of a like disposition.
To turn away a guest is poorest poverty;To bear with fools is mightiest might.
Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.
To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand,Is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe fruit is there.
There is a limit for everything. You can't just load tons and tons of peacock feathers in a cart considering it's light weight. If you do, it will damage the axle of the cart.
She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic state
To reprove a harm-doer, put him to shame by doing a good deed in return.
Just as the hand rushes involuntarily to protect one's honor in case of accidental state of undress, so does a friend come to his friend's aid without being asked
As the quality of water changes with the nature of the soil;So will a man's reason vary with the quality of his friends.
Think wisely before you exercise an action. Having done so however, never look back and regret. That would be a shame
The gruel that children's little hands have stirredIs sweeter than nectar.
If people scrutinize their own faults as they do the faults of others,Mankind will be freed of all evil.
He who on earth has lived in the conjugal state as he should live, will be placed among the Gods who dwell in heaven
The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water,So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.
Those who have wisdom have all:
Fools with all have nothing.
