Great Throughts Treasury

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Hindu Proverbs

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"Happiness is guarded by bold warriors."

"He who will not open the door to give alms will open it for the doctor."

"The name of God is Truth."

"They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing."

"Help Ever, Hurt Never."

"There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility is in being superior to your previous self."

"Earth laughs at him who calls a place his own."

"A foolish ruler, a weak child, and a person mad after riches, desire that which can not be procured."

"Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water."

"A language is as sweet as the tongues of the speakers."

"A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field."

"A man becomes like those whose society he loves."

"A person of excellent qualities is like a flower, which, whether found amongst weeds or worn on the head, still preserves its fragrance."

"A person consists of his faith. Whatever is his faith, even so is he."

"A smile you sent, will always return."

"A wise and prudent person is not thrown into confusion by reproach; but is like the flame, which, when stirred, ascends higher and higher."

"Advice to the stupid produces anger."

"A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch can't be saved"

"All spiritual practice must be directed to the removal of the husk and the revelation of the kernel."

"Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage."

"An arch never sleeps."

"Anger ends in cruelty."

"Among the blind, the squint rules."

"Anger has no eyes."

"As the cloud covers the sun, so Maya conceals the Deity. When the cloud moves away, the sun is seen; so when Maya is removed, God becomes visible."

"As the great universe has no boundary, so Supreme Reason has no limits. To measure boundless space would be very stupid indeed."

"Anything that is secret and mysterious should be at once rejected... Any attempt to mystify these things is productive of great danger."

"Better to dig one deep well than 10 shallow ones."

"Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults"

"Before his appointed time, a person cannot die though thrown into the very jaws of death; but when that time arrives, even a straw destroys him."

"Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground."

"Can the monkey know the taste of ginger?"

"Danger should be feared when distant, and braved when present."

"Conquer a man who never gives by gifts; Subdue untruthful men by truthfulness; Vanquish an angry man by gentleness; And overcome the evil man by goodness"

"Death, dreaded through life, is not perceived when he arrives."

"Dig a well every day to drink water every day."

"Dig your well before you're thirsty."

"Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers from which they dare not dismount."

"Don?t be the slave of money nor of money worshippers"

"Don't judge any man until you have walked two moons in his moccasins"

"Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings"

"Don't just cross a river--cross it bearing fire!"

"Don't let grass grow on the path of friendship"

"Even a cat is a lion in her own lair."

"Fate and self-help share equally in shaping our destiny."

"Every one looking downwards becomes impressed with ideas of his own greatness; but looking upwards, feels his own littleness."

"Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong."

"Evil will befall him who regards not the advice of a benevolent friend."

"Fatigue is the best pillow."

"For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required."