678 Quotes About Aphorisms

An intelligent man should not reveal his loss of wealth, his mental vexation, his having an adulterous wife, his being insulted by others, and his disgrace at the hands of others.

In matters of money, in usage of food items, in accumulation of knowledge, in eating, and in behaviour, one who discards shyness, becomes happy.

Those who are satiated with the nectar of contentment, experience such happiness and peace, which cannot be experienced by persons who out of greed for wealth, run around here and there.

One should remain content with one’s own wife, self-earned food and wealth; but one should not remain content in these three: learning, chanting the name of God, and charity.

Do not pass between two Brahmins; a Brahmin and a sacrificial fire; a husband and a wife; an employer and his employee; a plough and an ox.

Do not let your feet touch fire, a Guru, or a Brahmin, and it also should not touch a cow, a virgin girl, an aged person, or a child.

A chariot should be left at a distance of five hands, a horse should be left at a distance of ten hands, an elephant should be left at a distance of a thousand hands, and an evil person should be left only after he is banished from the country.

A goad controls an elephant, a slap of the hand controls a horse, a stick controls horned beasts, and a hand holding a sword controls an evil person.

A Brahmin is satisfied at the time when eating a meal, a peacock is satisfied at the time when rain clouds thunder, a saint is satisfied at the time when others prosper, and an evil person is satisfied at the time when others suffer misery.