• Untruthfulness, rahness, guile, stupidity, avarice, uncleanliness and cruelty are a women's seven natural flaws.
  • To have ability of eating when dishes are ready at hand, to be robust and virile in the company of one's religiously wedded  wife, and to have a mind of making charity when one is prosperous are the fruits of no ordinary austerities
  • He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's wishes are in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his heaven here on earth.
  • They alone are sons who are devoted to their father. He is a father who support's his son. He is a friend  in whom we can confide, and she only is a wife in whose company the husband feel's contended and peaceful.
  • Avoid him who talks sweetly before you and tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
  • Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary Friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
  • Do not reveal what you thought upon doing, but by wise counsel keep it secret, being determined to carry out it into execution.
  • Foolishness is indeed painful, and verily so is youth, but more painful by far than either is being obliged in another person's house.
  • There does not exist a pearl in every mountain, nor a pearl in the head of every elephant, neither are the sadus to be found everywhere, nor sandal trees in every forest.
  • Wise should always bring up their sons in various moral ways, for children who have knowledge of niti-sastra and are well behaved become a glory to their family.
  • Those patents who do not educate their sons are their enemies, for as is a crane among swans, so are arrogant sons in a public assembly.
  • Many a bad habit is developed through over indulgence, and many a good by chastisement therefore beat your son as well as pupil, never indulge them.
  • Let not a single day pass without learning a verse, half verse, or fourth of it, or even single letter of it,  nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.
  • Separation from the wife, disgrace from one's own people, an enemy saved in battle, service to a wicked king, poverty and a mismanaged assembly , these six kinds of evils if afflicting a person, Brun him without fire.
  • Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.
  • A Brahmin's strength is in his learning, a King's strength is in his army, a vaishays strength is in his wealth and shudras strength is in his attitude of service.
  • The prostitute has to forsake a man who has no money, the subject a king that cannot defend him, the birds a tree that bears no fruit and the guests a house after they have finished their meal.
  • Brahmin's quit their patron's after receiving alms from them, scholar's leave their teacher after receiving education from them and animals desert a forest that has been burnt down.
  • He who be friend's a man who Conduct's is vicious, who vision impure and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.
  • Friendship between equals flourishes, service under a king is respectable, it is good to be business- minded in public dealings, and a handsome lady is safe in her own home.