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- 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.”
- Read on →: mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī bālo yena na pāṭhitaḥ
mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī bālo yena na pāṭhitaḥ |
na śobhate sabhā-madhye haṁsa-madhye bako yathā ||
(Unknown source)“A mother by whom a child is not educated is an enemy, and such a father is a foe, as such a child, like a crane among swans, will not shine in an assembly [i.e., will have no means of accomplishing anything in human society].”
- Read on →: vidyā dadāti vinayaṁ vinayād yāti pātratām
vidyā dadāti vinayaṁ vinayād yāti pātratām |
pātratvād dhanam āpnoti dhanād dharmaṁ tatas sukham ||
(Hitopadeśa: Maṅgalācaraṇam, 6)“Knowledge gives one humility [alt., discipline]. Through humility one attains worthiness. Through worthiness one acquires wealth, and through wealth come dharma and thereafter happiness.”