A Friend, Even If He Be The

One's Weakness Should Not Ever Be Revealed.

There Are Three Gems Upon This Earth; Food, Water, And Pleasing Words - Fools (mudhas) Consider Pieces Of Rocks As Gems.

When One Is Consumed By The Sorrows Of Life, Three Things Give Him Relief: Offspring, A Wife, And The Company Of The Lord's Devotees.

If The Bees Which Seek The Liquid Oozing From The Head Of A Lust-intoxicated Elephant Are Driven Away By The Flapping Of His Ears, Then The Elephant Has Lost Only The Ornament Of His Head. The Bees Are Quite Happy In The Lotus Filled Lake.

The Life Of An Uneducated Man Is As Useless As The Tail Of A Dog Which Neither Covers Its Rear End, Nor Protects It From The Bites Of Insects.