678 Quotes About Aphorisms

One who gave birth, one who girdles the sacred thread, one who teaches, one who provides food, and one who protects from fear, these five are your fathers, remember.

A king’s wife, a teacher’s wife, a friend’s wife, your wife’s mother, and your own mother, these five are your mothers, remember.

By Shruti, righteousness is understood; by Shruti, evil thoughts are discarded; by Shruti, knowledge is acquired; by Shruti, liberation from human bondage is attained.

Among birds, the crow is degraded; among beasts, the dog; among ascetics, the sinner; and among all, one who criticizes others is degraded.

Ashes clean brass, copper by tamarind is cleaned, menstruation cleans a woman, a river by its speeding flow is cleaned.

The wandering king is worshipped, the wandering Brahmin is worshipped, the wandering Yogi is worshipped, but the wandering woman is utterly ruined.

A cuckoo’s musical notes, is its beauty; a woman’s beauty is in her remaining faithful to her husband; knowledge is the beauty of an ugly person; forgiveness is the beauty of a saint.

Discard one for the sake of the family; for the sake of the village, discard the family; discard the village for the sake of the country; for the sake of the Atma, discard the world.

Economic activity removes poverty, chanting removes sins, silence removes quarrels, alertness removes fear.