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- Read on →: ye matsarā hata-dhiyaḥ khalu te ca doṣaṁ
ye matsarā hata-dhiyaḥ khalu te ca doṣaṁ
paśyantu nāgamanyantu guṇaṁ guṇajñāḥ |
ālokayanti kila ye ca guṇaṁ na doṣaṁ
te sādhavaḥ paramamī paritoṣayantu ||
(Attributed to Madhvācārya)“Those who are envious and witless can only see faults, while those who are cognizant of qualities consider only qualities. Those who see only qualities and not faults are the greatest sādhus, and they can find complete satisfaction.”
- Read on →: abhyāsād dhāryate vidyā
abhyāsād dhāryate vidyā kulaṁ śīlena dhāryate |
guṇair mitrāṇi dhāryante akṣṇā krodhaś ca dhāryate ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2390)“Knowledge is maintained by practice. A family is maintained by good conduct. Friends are maintained by good qualities. And anger is maintained by the eyes.”
- Read on →: apūrvaḥ ko’pi kopāgniḥ
apūrvaḥ ko’pi kopāgniḥ sajjanasya khalasya ca |
ekasya śāmyati snehād vardhane’nyasya vāritaḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2102)“The fires of anger in the virtuous and the wicked are extraordinary: one is extinguished with oil [alt., affection], and the other increases with water [alt., restraint].”
- Read on →: yo’rtha-tattvam avijñāya
yo’rtha-tattvam avijñāya krodhasyaiva vaśaṁ gataḥ |
sa tathā tapyate mūḍho brāhmaṇo nakulād yathā ||
(Hitopadeśa: Sandhi, 102)“Without ascertaining the facts of the matter, one who becomes captivated by anger later repents, like the brāhmaṇa on account of a mongoose.”
- Read on →: kaccid etac chrutaṁ pārtha
kaccid etac chrutaṁ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa cetasā |
kaccid ajñāna-saṁmohaḥ pranaṣṭas te dhanaṁjaya ||
(Bhagavad-gītā: 18.72)“O Pārtha, has this [i.e., the Gītā] been heard by you with a one-pointed mind? O Dhanañjaya, has your misunderstanding born of ignorance been fully dispelled?”