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Parrots and mynahs are caught due to their speech, while herons are spared because of silence — silence achieves everything.
The wife is said to be half of oneself; she protects wealth, children, the body, worldly duties, righteousness, heaven, sages, and ancestors.
Who is the killer of the self? That invisible thief who first committed theft — the protector himself (indicating inner sabotage or betrayal).
One should act imperceptibly even if performing one’s change or donation — like water eroding mountains silently.
If you truly desire to walk the eternal path, O brother, first armor yourself with self-restraint; else your mind will be pierced by the sharp arrows ...
The one who is not even trustworthy to himself cannot be truly trusted among the virtuous; thus, all seek special endearment among the good.
When a person elevates his own virtues excessively, even gods question the propriety of such pride; envy and ruin follow.
Division in counsel among ministers, leading to weakening of self’s side and strengthening of opponents, never leads to well-being.
He who abandons his own side and joins the enemy is destroyed by them — like the foolish blue-colored jackal among real animals.
One's father, brothers, wife, children, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, co-wife, and sister-in-law can become enemies — indicating complex human relat...
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