Wise men say - "There are three things whose effect cannot be foretold - desire of a woman, the dice-box, and the drinking of spirits. So total abstinence of them is the best rule."

Scriptures say that a barren wife must be superseded by another in the 8th year; whose all children die in her 10th year; who gives birth only to daughters in her 11th year; and she who scolds should be superseded by another immediately.

The Minister's son said - "You will leave this habit, when you are a little older, when you will understand that love is nothing but a bout, a game of skill between two individuals, the one seeking gain as much and the other striving to lose as little as possible, and the sharper will win in the end. "To remain reserve" is but a habit, practice it for a year, and you will find it harder to betray than to conceal your thoughts. It has its own joy also. And now returning to the sugar-plums, I tell you that they are poisoned."

"In my humble opinion, the woman is monogamous and the man is a polygamous - a fact scarcely established as a theory but fairly observed in practical life."

We love the pretty, we adore the plain. And why do we adore the plain? Because they think to think less about themselves than us - a vital condition of adoration.

He thought, "One should have no confidence in a changing mind, a black serpent, an armed enemy and one should dread a woman's doings. What a poet cannot describe, what a Yogee cannot know, what nonsense a drunken man will not talk, what limit is which a woman cannot cross? True it is that even gods cannot know about the defects of a horse, of the thundering of the clouds, of a woman's deeds, of a man's future fortunes. How then can we know?"

Parrot further said - "O King, Wet cloth puts out the fire, and bad food destroys the strength, a bad son ruins the family, and a friend in wrath takes away the life. But whatever a woman does in grief of love or hate makes one sick. And again the beauty of the nightingale is its song, science is the beauty of an ugly man, forgiveness is the beauty of a devotee and virtue is the beauty of a woman - but where will we find it? Again, among the sages Naarad, among the beasts jackal, among the men barber, and in this world the woman is more crafty.

She said - "I have no relation except you. Wife is not made only by gifts to priests, nor by performing religious rites, her virtue is in waiting upon her husband, in obeying him, in loving him; though he be lame, dumb, deaf, blind, one eyed, leprous, or humpbacked. It is a true saying that a son under one's authority, a body free from sickness, a desire to acquire knowledge, an intelligent friend, and an obedient wife - whoever holds these five is lucky. While an unwilling servant, a parsimonious king, an insincere friend, and a wife not under control give troubles."

These six things lower the man - friendship with a fool, causeless laughter, flattering with women, serving an unworthy master, riding an ass, and speaking any other language than Sanskrit. And these five things are decided before we take birth - age, action, wealth, science and fame.

It is said that "An unmarried daughter is ever a calamity over a house."; and "Kings, women, and climbing plants love those who are near them."; and "A woman cannot be kept in due subjection, either by gifts or kindness, or correct conduct, or the greatest services, or the laws of morality, or by the terror of punishment, for she cannot discriminate between good and evil.

Trivikram said - "Courage is tried in war, integrity in the payment of debt and interest, friendship in distress, and the faithfulness of a wife in the days of poverty."

Vaaman said - "That woman is destitute of virtue who in her father's house is not in subjection, who wanders to feast and amusements, who throws off her veil in the presence of men, who remains as a guest in the house of strangers, who is much devoted to sleep, who drinks liquor beverages, and who delights in distance from her husband." 

Madhusoodan said - "Let none confide in the sea, nor in whatever has claws or horns, or who carries deadly weapons, neither in a woman, nor in a king."

A foolish King, a person puffed up with riches, a weak child, desire that which cannot be procured. 

And "A king destroys his enemies, even when flying; and the touch of an elephant, as well as the breath of a serpent, are fatal, but the wicked destroys even while laughing."

"Of all precious things the most valuable is the knowledge, because other riches may be stolen, or diminished by expenditure, but knowledge is immortal, the greater the expenditure the greater the increase. It can be shared with none, or it defies the power of a thief; at the same time it can be distributed to everyone."

"There are four types of characters in the world, (1) he who perfectly obeys the command, (2) he who practices the commands, but follows the evil, (3) he who does neither good nor evil, and (4) he who does nothing but evil. The third character may be considered as an offender for he neglects which he ought to observe.

"Books on Government say that cut off the nose and ears of the gamblers, hold up his name to the public contempt, and drive him out of the country. For, who gamble must often lose than they win; and while losing either they should pay or not pay, in latter case they should lose their cast. And although a gambler has a family but it should not be considered as it is there, because nobody knows when it is lost.

"Who has lost all senses of shame, fears not to disgrace others." and "A wild cat who devours its own young, is not likely a rat to escape."

Remember "science without understanding is of little use; understanding is superior to the science; and those who do not have understanding perish like the people perished in above story."

"What is the use of telling one's own grief to those who cannot help."

A person should be sacrificed for the sake of a family, a family for the city, a city for the country, and a country for the King.

"The virtue of a woman is destroyed through too much beauty; the religion of a Braahman is destroyed is by serving kings; a cow is spoiled by distant pastures; wealth is lost by committing injustice; and prosperity departs from the house where promises are not kept.

What Raam said of Seetaa - "If I chanced to be angry, she would bear my impatience like Mother Earth without murmur; in the hour of necessity, she would cherish me like a mother cherishes her child; in the moments of repose, she would be a lover to me; and in times of happiness, she would be my friend."