He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

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As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try...

As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try...

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother...

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother...

The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth...

The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth...

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal...

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal...

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it...

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it...

Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to...

Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to...

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty...

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty...

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss...

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss...

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the...

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the...

Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or...

Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or...

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing...

Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing...

A still-born son os superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The...

A still-born son os superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The...

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a...

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a...

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a...

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a...

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a...

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a...

Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.

Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.

Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a...

Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a...

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness...

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness...

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with...

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with...

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.