The hero, the scholar and the beautiful woman find shelter wherever they go.
The fool stirs all over the place, busying himself with trifles; the learned one keeps his peace, attending to important things.
The fool who knows his folly has already thereby become wise, and the fool who thinks himself wise is rightly called a fool.
Give voice to the true and pleasant; do not give voice to the true but unpleasant ones; do not give voice to the pleasant, but untrue - here is the old commandment from time immemorial.
Give voice to the pleasant, but not flattery; be a hero, but without self-praise; be generous, but keep your dignity; be bold but not brash.
Ignorance is the vilest of villains.
Far from me the flame of hatred which, like an enemy, sets men under control and leads to the loss of all wealth, to the degradation of caste and the happiness of good name, far from me this flame.
Let not your lips speak foolish words in your heart. Because it is better to stumble in thought than to stumble in conversation.
To give advice to a fool is only to make him stronger.
Giving, taking, sharing a secret, being interested, giving and receiving honor - these are the six signs of friendship.
Even being tormented in terrible cases, the good will not take the path of the base, they find support in the firmness of their high moral standing.
Even the truth must be hidden if it leads to unhappiness.
Even if driven to evil deeds, the virtuous man will not commit them, because he is not familiar with them.
Even the mind of a fool accepts the truth.
Even suffering, if it brings happiness to the neighbor, the virtuous person values it beyond measure, as a gain.
Even the one who is far away is near if he dwells in your heart; even the one near is far, if your thoughts are not directed towards him.
Two are the ways of the wise in this barren and fickle world: to drink the nectar of higher knowledge or to feast with beautiful young women.
There are two cures for sufferings of body and soul: either resist them strongly, or do not think about them.
Two can be the defects of the possession of riches: giving to the unworthy and not giving to the worthy.
Actions must bring happiness. But where there is no justice, there is no happiness. So do what is right.
The deed is the part of the meritorious, it is the traveler's companion and the servant of the creator. She follows us like a shadow.
For the greedy there is no skillful or unskillful, neither great nor shameful, neither good nor bad - for him there is only gain or loss.
Up to the age of five speak to your son like an emperor, from five to fifteen like a servant, and after fifteen like a friend.
Man is the master of his deeds only until he feels the stab of a woman's vorbei in his ear.
Good is good when it is true good.
Justice is immortal.
The boat does not reach the shore by detours.
Only the honest and good make it safely to shore.
Virtue consists in doing good to one's neighbor, not evil. And doing good to your neighbor means doing what you would like to do yourself.
Virtue settles in the soul of the blameless as a result of uninterrupted training.