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Due to practical usefulness, even brass can serve as a mirror for kings, unlike gold. Thus, utility determines greatness—not mere status.
One should choose advisors based on competence, not personal affection or status. Even a beloved or a respected elder may not be suited for counsel.
Judge an action based on its truth or falsity, not on its mere occurrence. Trust the truth; do not trust the false just because it happened.
The thoughtful, who foresee risks and act wisely, shine not only in success but also in adversity. Wisdom reveals itself in all situations.
Performing prescribed duties without attachment or desire for results is true sāttvika tyāga (pure renunciation), as taught in the Gita.
A time-knowing diplomat may elevate a low-born person by highlighting strengths and hiding flaws—even while downplaying the virtues of the high-born. ...
For a meaningful cause, even poison may become nectar. When life itself is at stake, no deliberation is needed—act instinctively.
The wicked and wayward never heed wise counsel. Even when truth is spoken with reason, they remain deaf—figuratively and literally.
In the state of liberation (jīvanmukti), there's no distinction between action and inaction. For the self-realized, duties and prohibitions vanish—lik...
A thirsty desert-traveler doesn’t question whether water is pure or tasty. Likewise, the truly satisfied evaluates right/wrong, but the greedy never d...
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