A Thing May Be Dreaded As Long

Save Your Wealth Against Future Calamity. Do Not Say, "what Fear Has A Rich Man Of Calamity?" Wealth Sometimes Vanishes Away And Large Accumulations Perish.

A Wise Man Should Marry A Virgin Of A Respectable Family Even If She Is Deformed. He Should Not Marry One Of A Low-class Family, Through Beauty. Marriage In A Family Of Equal Status Is Preferable.

My Dear Child, If You Desire To Be Free From The Cycle Of Birth And Death, Then Abandon The Objects Of Sense Gratification As Poison. Drink Instead The Nectar Of Forbearance, Upright Conduct, Mercy, Cleanliness And Truth.

One Destitute Of Wealth Is Not Destitute, He Is Indeed Rich, But The Man Devoid Of Learning Is Destitute In Every Way.

He Who Has Wealth Has Friends And Relations; He Alone Survives And Is Respected As A Man.