18 Quotes by Hitopadesa Hitopadesa

A store of grain, Oh king is the best of treasures. A gem put in your mouth will not support life.

Subdue fate by exerting human strength to the maximum; and if, when the effort has been made and success is not achieved, no one else can be blamed.

No wise person should make known the loss of fortune, any malpractice in their house, his being cheated, or having been disgraced.

That one is learned who has reduced his learning to practice.

Youth, abundant wealth, high birth, and inexperience, are, each of them a source of ruin. What then must be the fate of those in whom all four are combined.

No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy.

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with superiors, superiority.

In time of danger it is proper to be alarmed until danger be near at hand; but when we perceive that danger is near, we should oppose it as if we were not afraid.

Amongst all things, knowledge is truly the best thing: from its not being liable ever to be stolen, from it not being purchasable, and from its being imperishable.