Inspirational Quotes from Subhashita Manjari (Sanskrit Anthology of Proverbs)

Inspirational Quotes from Subhashita Manjari (Sanskrit Anthology of Proverbs)

The path shown by uncontrolled senses always leads to trouble. The right path is always having control over one’s senses. Now that you know, you can chose which one to follow.
—Subhashita Manjari

The sun, the moon, huge trees, rivers, cows and virtuous people are created by the almighty for helping others.
—Subhashita Manjari

Hunger, Thirst, and desire are like man’s three wives. Until he is alive these three will never leave him or go else where. In comparison of the three, desire NEVER EVER leaves the man. Unlike hunger and thirst which disappear for some time after eating /drinking, desire is the thing which never disappears from man’s mind!.
—Subhashita Manjari

A successful person is the one who really lives.
Likewise, a famous person too really lives.
A infamous loser though alive, is no better than the dead.
—Subhashita Manjari

He who conquers himself conquers all. He wears equanimity as a coat of arms, proof against thieves and enemies.
—Subhashita Manjari

Unless an enemy completely destroyed, one can not rule his kingdom peacefully. Only when flying dust is drenched with rain, brought down to earth and made into damp mud can water stay still within it.
—Subhashita Manjari

Shadow of clouds, friendship with a wicked person, ground near the ocean indeed disappear shortly, similarly as youth and wealth.
—Subhashita Manjari

A mountain is big. Bigger than the mountain is the ocean. The sky is bigger than the ocean. The universe is bigger than the sky. Greed is even bigger than the universe.
—Subhashita Manjari

A person under the control of the devil named greed behaves wierd. He bows before any one. He scolds, praises, cries before and laughs in front of any one. He is only worried about his greed – not his respect.
—Subhashita Manjari

Consideration like “he is mine or he is another’s” occur only to the narrow minded persons. To the broad-minded persons the whole world is a family.
—Subhashita Manjari

Even if a teacher teaches a student just one letter in an alphabet the student is indebted to the teacher. there is no object in the world that the student can give the teacher to repay his debt.
—Subhashita Manjari

A restless person (person wandering behind earthly pleasures) will not be happy anywhere in the world – be it in forest or among people. While leaving in society, he wants solitude, and while in the forest he wants company.
—Subhashita Manjari

A wise man should keep far away from an unpleasant person, from injuring others, from other’s views, from unrighteous conduct and from untruth.
—Subhashita Manjari

As soon as the words “I beg you. Please give me” are uttered, the five inherent divine qualities—intelligence, modesty, riches, countenance and reputation go away immediately.
—Subhashita Manjari

Those who are blinded by jelousy, cannot appreciate the good qualities in others, even if he is a scholar. The knowledge of such people is as useless as bathing an elephant, which rejoices wallowing in the mud.
—Subhashita Manjari

Interests of one person should be sacrificed for the sake of a family.
Interests of one family should be sacrificed for the sake of a village.
Interests of one village should be sacrificed for the sake of a society.
All worldly interests should be sacrificed for the sake of self-realization.
—Subhashita Manjari

One should speak pleasant truth. One should not (directly) say truth if it is harsh, neither should one cook up pleasing words that are not true. This is an eternal principle.
—Subhashita Manjari

Accumulating the drops of water one by one, the pot gets filled gradually. Similarly, one should acquire all the knowledge, dharma (virtuousness) and wealth with continuous effort.
—Subhashita Manjari

A friend is tested in bad times, a warrior in the battlefield. A person’s humility is a test of his up bringing. A person’s character is tested when he needs money and does not have it.
—Subhashita Manjari

If you look at people less fortunate, less wealthy than you – you will not become richer. But if you keep looking at people wealthier than you and try to imitate them, you will definitely become poorer.
—Subhashita Manjari

They make shade for others and stand in the heat themselves. Even fruits are for the good of others: Trees are indeed like good men.
—Subhashita Manjari

One in hundreds is a brave person.
One In Thousands Is A Scholar.
A Great Orator Is One In Ten Thousands.
One Can Hardly Find A Good Listener.
—Subhashita Manjari

An enemy, though powerful can be easily uprooted by a patient person, if he is shaken by the wind of disaffection and if his supporters are gradually estranged, like a tree which, though big, can be easily uprooted shaken by the wind and its mass of roots gradually giving way.
—Subhashita Manjari

Milk gave its qualities such as sweetness to the water that came to it. The water having observed the suffering of milk when boiled burnt itself in fire. The milk in turn got ready to go to fire on seeing the trouble of his friend. However when united with its friedn water, it colled down. Like this is the friendship of the noble.
—Subhashita Manjari

There is no kin equivalent to knowledge.
There is no friend equivalent to knowledge.
There is no wealth equivalent to knowledge.
There is no happiness equivalent to knowledge.
—Subhashita Manjari

A King desiring to attack (an enemy) should first make his soldiers contented (by good pay and just treatment) and having injured (weakened) the enemy by strategy should himself then advance to attack.
—Subhashita Manjari

The oath taken by the wicked person is like the letters written on the water. In contrast, even the informal words uttered by the saintly person are like the letters imprinted on rocks.
—Subhashita Manjari

There is no official coronation ceremony held to declare lion the king of jungle. He becomes king by his own attributes and heroic actions.
—Subhashita Manjari
Topics: Heroism, Valor

Not even a single moment of life can be bought with all the gold and jewels on earth. Therefore, one should utilize every single moment, failing which leads to an irremediable disaster. Bad days follow good times and similarly, happy days always follow the miserable ones. Everyday can never be a bad day, nor can one derive happiness everyday.
—Subhashita Manjari

One should never lead a team because everyone gets equal share on success, but the leader is held responsible in case of any failure.
—Subhashita Manjari

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