Sanskrit Fable From Panchatantra
A store of grain, Oh king is the best of treasures. A gem put in your mouth will not support life.
Hitopadesa – [Food and Eating]
Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down.
Hitopadesa – [Greatness]
In time of danger it is proper to be alarmed until danger be near at hand; but when we perceive that danger is near, we should oppose it as if we were not afraid.
Hitopadesa – [Danger]
Is anyone simply by birth to be applauded or punished?
Hitopadesa – [Ancestry]
Learning is a livelihood.
Hitopadesa – [Learning]
No man should ever display his bravery unless he is prepared for battle, nor bear the marks of defiance, until he has experienced the abilities of his enemy.
Hitopadesa – [Enemies]
No one should form an acquaintance with one who has an evil character. A piece of coal, if it is hot burns, and if it's cold, blackens the hands.
Hitopadesa – [Association]
No wise person should make known the loss of fortune, any malpractice in their house, his being cheated, or having been disgraced.
Hitopadesa – [Losers and Losing]
One should not lift the rod against our enemies upon the private information of another.
Hitopadesa – [Punishment]
She is a wife who is the soul of her husband.
Hitopadesa – [Marriage]
Subdue fate by exerting human strength to the maximum; and if, when the effort has been made and success is not achieved, no one else can be blamed.
Hitopadesa – [Success]
That one is learned who has reduced his learning to practice.
Hitopadesa – [Learning]
The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with superiors, superiority.
Hitopadesa – [Friends and Friendship]
The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.
Hitopadesa – [Deception]
What ever is the natural propensity of a person is hard to overcome. If a dog were made a king, he would still gnaw at his shoes laces.
Hitopadesa – [Behavior]
When a husband is embraced without affection, there must be some reason for it.
Hitopadesa – [Marriage]
When the leader passes over all alike, not making a distinction, then the endeavors of those who are capable of exertion are entirely lost.
Hitopadesa – [Motivation]
Youth, abundant wealth, high birth, and inexperience, are, each of them a source of ruin. What then must be the fate of those in whom all four are combined.
Hitopadesa – [Youth]