Great Throughts Treasury

"Lazy people always dwell in poverty and are subjected to constant failure."

"Life, death and rebirth are inevitable."

"Lordship begets power, authority and responsibility."

"Lethargy can prove fatal for life."

"May all have identical resolutions! May all have identical thoughts in their hearts! May the same thought pervades each mind, so that you work in unison!"

"Man attains name and fame by his good deeds."

"May all our energies become one and may all the good thoughts come together and may we become the mightiest amongst the mighty."

"May all the food I partake be pure."

"May all nurture their children and grand-children properly and be blessed with 100 years of healthy life."

"May all the scholars and great souls be in unison with each other and may we tread on the path accordingly."

"May that 'divine knowledgeable person'(almighty) inspire us! One, without whose inspiration one can never attain total knowledge."

"May our voice concord with the voice of others, May the intellect of gods and humans become one and may they all become equally radiant."

"May the truth protect me in all ways."

"May there be no difference of opinion or discord in a nation. May the intellect and thoughts of people create harmony."

"May there be unison in the speech and action of humans. Only by this shall, unity emerge and serve each others’ purpose. The nation shall emerge stronger and mightier because of this."

"May we be blessed with the wealth of maximum capabilities. May we be blessed by the sermon of divine knowledge leading to our progress."

"May you be intelligent, provider of wealth and protector of the path of truth."

"May we become the lord of virtuous power and strength."

"May we be loved amongst scholars."

"O God! You are the friend of all because of your merits. A good person embellished with good thoughts becomes the friend or benefactor of all. Such a person influences others, because of his positive personality traits and attracts them and as a result, he befriends all."

"O inimitable Enthusiasm! You successfully vanquish your enemy with the help of the powers derived from self-control and restraint."

"O Lord! May our ears listen to nothing but auspicious words, may our eyes see nothing but auspicious things; may we have healthy bodies and be blessed with long life."

"On attaining knowledge nothing remains impossible for the human body."

"O radiant one! Inspire the diligent and the successful only to earn wealth."

"Once you have mastered it then you become capable of controlling the world."

"One can emancipate himself only by treading on the path of truth."

"One definitely benefits by imparting knowledge to others."

"One can rectify the mistakes made in the past with the help of fearlessness and patience."

"One has to be humble if he desires to acquire knowledge."

"One ruins the mind if he or she indulges in bad deeds and ends up in misery."

"One should always ensure a pure environment while making food. One should never prepare food with dirty hands. This could lead to a number of ailments and make the body weak."

"One gets good and bad results according to the good and bad deeds performed."

"One shall have to undergo suffering to reach truth. That is why it is said that truth is eternally victorious."

"One should always help the weak, the destitute and the impoverished."

"One should always speak sweet words."

"One should always seek company of intelligent and the person with purity of thought."

"One should always speak the truth and tread incessantly on the path of righteousness."

"One should always strive for knowledge so that ignorance never touches him."

"One should be cautions not to speak anything that hurts others. Such kind of speech never helps but always brings destruction."

"One should constantly strive to acquire knowledge and by doing so one shall be praised and respected amongst by scholars."

"One should be happy and pleased and then only take part in religious sacrifices."

"One should make good people their friends. One, who keeps good friends, benefits and lives in peace."

"One should never fear sorrow because it is the stepping stone to happiness."

"One should never lie to hide one's mistake."

"One should eat nutritious food and exercise regularly to have sound health. Virtuous deeds performed with intelligence shall naturally bring good wealth. – Rig Veda"

"One should offer oblation to his own body and nurture it well."

"One should performed karma for the benefit of humanity with an unbiased approach because bias gives birth to evil, which creates thousands of obstacles in our path."

"One should strictly avoid stupid people and if one is forced to stay in their company, one should not emulate them, on the contrary one should strive to bring a change in them."

"One should performed his deeds for the benefit of mankind with an unbiased approach because of bias gives birth to evil, which creates thousands of obstacles in our path."

"One should respect his motherland, his culture and his mother tongue because they are givers of happiness."