The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon...

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon...

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...

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...

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of...

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of...

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so...

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so...

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is...

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is...

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...

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by...

The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by...

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...

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

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...

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...

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.