Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast.

Who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him.

A man is not an elder because his head is grey; his age may be ripe, but he is called 'Old-in-vain.'

A man cannot be born again in a lower world; but can only be born into a Brahman world, before he reaches Nirvâna.

A man who has learnt little, grows old like an ox; his flesh grows, but his knowledge does not grow.

An envious, greedy, dishonest man does not become respectable by means of much talking only, or by the beauty of his complexion.