Inspirational Quotations by Subhashita

  • You should be ambitious and achieve them.
    You should never start with a small aim.
    Your aim determines the nature of your accomplishments.
    If you are not ambitious enough, you shall not get enough to eat.
    From Issue 136
  • I am alone and helpless. I am weak and destitute.
    Even in its dreams the lion does not think like this.
    From Issue 157
  • Whether the philosophers praise him or criticize,
    whether wealth enters the house or goes away as it wishes,
    whether death is today itself or after an eon,
    great men never step a foot away from the path of justice.
    From Issue 209
  • Even fate cannot touch him whose heart is filled with compassion,
    whose words always reflect the truth and whose body is always meant to help others.
    From Issue 227
  • Wanting to reform the wicked with nectar-sweet advice, is like
    trying to control an elephant with the pith of a lotus-stem, or
    cutting a diamond with delicate petals of the Shireesh flower, or
    sweetening the salty ocean with a drop of honey
    From Issue 253
  • A wise man should keep far away from an unpleasant person,
    from injuring others, from other's views,
    from unrighteous conduct and from untruth.
    From Issue 255
  • He restrains his friend from committing sins,
    and induces him to do good deeds.
    He conceals the unseemly secrets of a friend,
    projecting only his good qualities.
    He does not desert his friend in difficulties,
    but gives timely assistance.
    Saints describe these as the characteristics of a true friend.
    From Issue 259
  • It is said that when the world ends, even the moutains start moving
    due to the force of the wind.
    But even when such a thing happens, the mental state of the brave
    does not waver since it is very clear.
    Clarity in thoughts gives you the strength to withstand anything.
    From Issue 270
  • Hard work and light food, this is the readily available medicine for
    any disease. If you do these daily, you shall not be afraid of any ailment.
    From Issue 276
  • Good fortune follows honesty.
    Fame follows sacrifice.
    Education follows practice.
    Intelligence follows hard work.
    From Issue 279
  • Hard work and light food -
    this is the readily available medicine for any disease.
    If you do these daily, you shall not be afraid of any ailment.
    From Issue 279
  • Grains collected by ants, honey accumulated by bees, and wealth
    collected by a greedy miser,all perish along with the source.
    From Issue 284
  • A wise man should keep far away from an unpleasant person, from
    injuring others, from other's views, from unrighteous conduct and
    from untruth.
    From Issue 286
  • Good fortune follows honesty.
    Fame follows sacrifice.
    Education follows practice.
    Intelligence follows hard work.
    From Issue 288
  • What is a grain? It is the companionship of the virtuous.
    What is grief? It is the company of fools.
    What is loss? It is the dissipation of time.
    What is prudence? It is devotion to virtue.
    What is valour? It is the conquest of the senses.
    Who is the beloved wife? One who is devoted to her husband.
    What is wealth? It is knowledge.
    What is happiness? It is to remain settled in one's own country.
    What is rulership? It is to command obedience
    From Issue 297
  • It is said that when the world ends, even the moutains start moving
    due to the force of the wind.
    But even when such a thing happens, the mental state of the brave
    does not waver since it is very clear.
    Clarity in thoughts gives you the strength to withstand anything.
    From Issue 297

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