Quotes from scriptures

1. व्यसने मित्रपरीक्षा शूरपरीक्षा रणाङ्गणे भवति |

विनये भॄत्यपरीक्षा दानपरीक्षाच दुर्भिक्षे ||

Meaning : Friendship of a friend is tested in bad times, the warrior's heroism is tested in a war, a servant's test lies in his humility towards the owner and a donor's test is at the time of drought.

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2. राजा राष्ट्रकॄतं पापं राज्ञाम्प;: पापं पुरोहित: |

भर्ता च स्त्रीकॄतं पापं शिष्यपापं गुरु: तथा ||

Meaning : If a country goes in a wrong way or does a sin then the king should be held responsible. If king commits a sin then his advisors or ministers should be held responsible. If a women does a wrong thing then her husband should be held responsible and if a student  commits a sin then his teacher should be held responsible.

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3. पुस्तकस्था तु या विद्या परहस्तगतं धनम् |

कार्यकाले समुत्पन्ने न सा विद्या न तद् धनम् ||

Meaning : The knowledge which is residing in the book and one's wealth which is in possession of some other person is of no use at all. At the time of it's need they will not be of any help for the person.

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4. अधमा: धनमिच्छन्ति धनं मानं च मध्यमा: |

उत्तमा: मानमिच्छन्ति मानो हि महताम् धनम् ||

Meaning : An inferior person's desire is money. An average person will desire money and respect. A great person desires respect (and not money) as respect is superior to money.

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5. परो अपि हितवान् बन्धु: बन्धु: अपि अहित: पर: |

अहित: देहज: व्याधि: हितम् आरण्यम् औषधम् || - हितोपदेश

Meaning : The person with whom we have no relation, but who helps us in our difficult times is our Real relative/brother. In contrast the person who may be our relative/brother (With whom we have blood relations) but who always does bad things for us should not be considered as our relative/brother. Just like a disease which is in our own body does so much harm to us while the medicinal plant which grows in forest far off does so much of good to us!