Bhartrhari

The constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point…

— Bhartrhari

The good man shuns evil and follows good; he keeps secret that which ought to be hidden; he makes his virtues manifest…

— Bhartrhari

Trees loaded with fruit are bent down; the clouds when charged with fresh rain hang down near the earth: even so good…

— Bhartrhari

Those who possess that treasure which no thief can take away, Which, though on suppliants freely spent, increaseth day by day, The…

— Bhartrhari

Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous…

— Bhartrhari

Kindness can turn the bad man's heart, and fools convert to wise, Make poison into nectar-juice, and friends of enemies.

— Bhartrhari

Our life is like th' unstable wave, Our bloom of youth decays. Our joys are brief as lightning flash In summer's cloudy…

— Bhartrhari

The pearl on my beloved's neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!

— Bhartrhari

Man is but a beast without it: such a glorious god is Learning.

— Bhartrhari

What is the most profitable? Fellowship with the good. What is the worst thing in the world? The society of evil men.…

— Bhartrhari

Knowledge is wonderful and truth serene But man in their service bleeds.

— Bhartrhari

Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail.

— Bhartrhari

Three courses open lie to wealth, to give, enjoy, or lose, Who shrinketh from the former two, perforce the third doth choose.

— Bhartrhari

For a moment man is a boy, for a moment a lovesick youth, for a moment bereft of wealth, for a moment…

— Bhartrhari

There is no medicine to cure a fool!

— Bhartrhari

Fate's sentence written on the brow no hand can e'er efface.

— Bhartrhari

Those from whom we were born have long since departed, and those with whom we grew up exist only in memory. We,…

— Bhartrhari

Let us keep a firm grip upon our money, for without it the whole assembly of virtues are but as blades of…

— Bhartrhari

Neither rings, bright chains, nor bracelets, perfumes, flowers, nor well-trimmed hair, Grace a man like polished language, th' only jewel he should…

— Bhartrhari

Even the severed branch grows again, and the sunken moon returns: wise men who ponder this are not troubled in adversity.

— Bhartrhari

A good man may fall, but he falls like a ball [and rebounds]; the ignoble man falls like a lump of clay.

— Bhartrhari

I've wandered over many lands, and reaped withal no fruit, I've laid my pride of rank aside, and pressed my baffled suit,…

— Bhartrhari

The moth unwitting rushes on the fire, Through ignorance the fish devours the bait, We men know well the foes that lie…

— Bhartrhari