Brass Is Polished By Ashes;

It Is Better To Live Under A Tree In A Jungle Inhabited By Tigers And Elephants, To Maintain Oneself In Such A Place With Ripe Fruits And Spring Water, To Lie Down On Grass And To Wear The Ragged Barks Of Trees Than To Live Amongst One's Relations When Reduced To Poverty.

Religion Is Preserved By Wealth; Knowledge By Diligent Practice; A King By Conciliatory Words; And A Home By A Dutiful Housewife.

Let Not A Single Day Pass Without Your Learning A Verse, Half A Verse, Or A Fourth Of It, Or Even One Letter Of It; Nor Without Attending To Charity, Study And Other Pious Activity.

Enemies Strike At Weak Points.

Considersing The Forebearance Of A Person, Do Not Harass Him.