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> [ A good man may fall, but he falls like a ball \[and rebounds\]; the ignoble man falls like a lump of clay. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/a-good-man-may-fall-but-he-falls-like-a-ball-and-rebounds-the-ignoble/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

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## More by Bhartrhari

> [The constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point upwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/the-constant-man-loses-not-his-virtue-in-misfortune-a-torch-may-point/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [The good man shuns evil and follows good; he keeps secret that which ought to be hidden; he makes his virtues manifest to all;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/the-good-man-shuns-evil-and-follows-good-he-keeps-secret-that-which/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Trees loaded with fruit are bent down; the clouds when charged with fresh rain hang down near the earth: even so good men are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/trees-loaded-with-fruit-are-bent-down-the-clouds-when-charged-with/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Those who possess that treasure which no thief can take away, Which, though on suppliants freely spent, increaseth day by day, The source of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/those-who-possess-that-treasure-which-no-thief-can-take-away-which/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/trees-bend-low-with-ripened-fruit-clouds-hang-down-with-gentle-rain/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Kindness can turn the bad man's heart, and fools convert to wise, Make poison into nectar-juice, and friends of enemies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/kindness-can-turn-the-bad-man-s-heart-and-fools-convert-to-wise-make/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Our life is like th' unstable wave, Our bloom of youth decays. Our joys are brief as lightning flash In summer's cloudy days, Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/our-life-is-like-th-unstable-wave-our-bloom-of-youth-decays-our-joys/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [The pearl on my beloved's neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/the-pearl-on-my-beloved-s-neck-afflicted-sore-the-oyster/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Man is but a beast without it: such a glorious god is Learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/man-is-but-a-beast-without-it-such-a-glorious-god-is-learning/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men. What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/what-is-the-most-profitable-fellowship-with-the-good-what-is-the/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Knowledge is wonderful and truth serene But man in their service bleeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/knowledge-is-wonderful-and-truth-serene-but-man-in-their-service/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/idleness-is-a-great-enemy-to-mankind-there-is-no-friend-like-energy/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [Three courses open lie to wealth, to give, enjoy, or lose, Who shrinketh from the former two, perforce the third doth choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/three-courses-open-lie-to-wealth-to-give-enjoy-or-lose-who-shrinketh/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [For a moment man is a boy, for a moment a lovesick youth, for a moment bereft of wealth, for a moment in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/for-a-moment-man-is-a-boy-for-a-moment-a-lovesick-youth-for-a-moment/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

> [There is no medicine to cure a fool!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhartrhari/there-is-no-medicine-to-cure-a-fool/)

[Bhartrhari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhartrhari/)

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