wisdom

Watching his speech, well restrained in mind, let a man never commit any wrong with his body! Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise. Buddha

Is not he a sage who neither anticipates deceit nor suspects bad faith in others, yet is prompt to detect them when they appear? Confucius

He who walks in the company of fools suffers a long way; company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful; company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinsfolk. Buddha

If a man find no prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, let him walk alone, like a king who has left his conquered country behind,–like an elephant in the forest. Buddha

I know, O Arjuna, the beings of the whole past, and the present, and the future, but Me none knoweth. Lord Krishna

Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack. Buddha

A fool does not know when he commits his evil deeds: but the wicked man burns by his own deeds, as if burnt by fire. Buddha

Let each man direct himself first to what is proper, then let him teach others; thus a wise man will not suffer. Buddha

One should not unsettle the understanding of the ignorant, attached to action; the wise one, steadily acting, should engage in all work. Lord Krishna

The uncharitable do not go to the world of the gods; fools only do not praise liberality; a wise man rejoices in liberality, and through it becomes blessed in the other world. Buddha

Come, look at this glittering world, like unto a royal chariot; the foolish are immersed in it, but the wise do not touch it. Buddha

Noble indeed are they all, but the wise man I regard as My very Self; for with the mind steadfast, he is established in Me alone, as the supreme goal. Lord Krishna

From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who is free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear. Buddha

The Love of the soul is for wisdom and knowledge, that of the body for houses, gardens, and vine-yards. Rumi

O man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time! Buddha

bas-ki dushwar hai har kaam ka aasaan hona, aadmi ko bhi mayassar nahin insaan hona Mirza Ghalib

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. Buddha