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- Read on →: manasy anyad vacasy anyat karmaṇy anyad durātmanām
manasy anyad vacasy anyat karmaṇy anyad durātmanām |
manasy ekaṁ vacasy ekaṁ karmaṇy ekaṁ mahātmanām ||
(Hitopadeśa: 1.102)“The wicked think one thing, say something else, and do yet another thing. Great souls think, say, and do one [and the same] thing.”
- Read on →: apriyam uktāḥ purūṣāḥ prayatante dvi-guṇam apriyaṁ vaktum
apriyam uktāḥ purūṣāḥ prayatante dvi-guṇam apriyaṁ vaktum |
tasmād avācyam apriyam apriyam aśrotu-kāmena ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2192)“People to whom something unpleasant is spoken [typically] try hard to speak something twice as unpleasant [in response]. Therefore, the unpleasant should not be spoken by one who does not wish to hear the unpleasant.”
- Read on →: anāgata-vidhātā ca pratyutpanna-matis tathā
anāgata-vidhātā ca pratyutpanna-matis tathā |
dvāv etau sukham edhete yad-bhaviṣyo vinaśyati ||
(Hitopadeśa: 4.6)“A provisioner for the future and one endowed with presence of mind—these two certainly live happily. A fatalist [i.e., one who thinks, “Whatever will be will be; it is inevitable”] perishes.”
- Read on →: anāgata-vidhātā ca pratyutpanna-matiś ca yaḥ
anāgata-vidhātā ca pratyutpanna-matiś ca yaḥ |
dvāv eva sukham edhete dīrgha-sūtrī vinaśyati ||
(Mahābhārata: 12.135.1)“A provisioner for the future and one endowed with presence of mind—these two certainly live happily. A procrastinator perishes.”
- Read on →: yadā kiñcij-jño’haṁ dvipa iva madāndhas samabhavaṁ
yadā kiñcij-jño’haṁ dvipa iva madāndhas samabhavaṁ
tadā sarvajño’smīty abhavad avaliptaṁ mama manaḥ |
yadā kiñcit kiñcid budhajana-sakāśād avagataṁ
tadā mūrkho’smīti jvara iva mado me vyapagataḥ ||
(Nīti-śatakam: 8)“When I had a little knowledge
and became blinded with pride
like an elephant [in rut],
then my mind became arrogant,
as I thought, ‘I know everything.’
When I understood a little something from wise persons,
then I thought, ‘I am a fool,’
and my pride faded away like a fever. - Read on →: dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān
dīnere adhika dayā kare bhagavān |
kulīna, paṇḍita, dhanīra baḍa abhimāna ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 3.4.68)”Bhagavān bestows greater grace upon the humble. The noble, learned, and wealthy have great pride.”