Do not do unto others what you would not like to be done unto you. Jealousy eats a person in the same way as the moth eats the cloth. An honest person is like a sparkling diamond among thousand beads. Life is ‘time’; those who love life should not waste it in laziness. Domestic life is like a sacred grove where the austerities of self-control, service and tolerance have to be performed. Sin always comes with four accomplices - decline, disgrace, distress and disease. Effective and meaningful teaching is that which is given not by speech but by example. Realize your worth and believe that you are uniquely made by the almighty in the world. The birth as a human being is easy but it requires a great effort to be humane. Being ignorant is not that shameful as lack of eagerness to learn. It is million times better to do what should be written as a sermon than to write a sermon The identity of a civilized man is his modesty: hard on the self and soft on others. Be as generous to others as God is to you. God’s love is reserved only for virtuous and responsible persons. This world would be Heaven if we practice what we preach to our children. The most wretched person is one who does not have self- control. Scriptures and holy books are like teachers who impart life-transforming teachings without caning or admonition. Man is not the slave of circumstances. He is the creator, controller and master of them. Spendthrifts are prone to disgrace and suffering. It is possible to reform a person not by ridicule but by giving him an opportunity to think afresh and change himself. One becomes what one thinks and does. Not riches, but nobility of character and honesty are the true touchstones of greatness. Don’t praise them, who earned their fortunes by unfair means. A family knit together, by bonds of loving cooperation and mutual understanding, is a living model of heaven on earth. Try to be humane. If you succeed in it, you will succeed everywhere. If you wish to gift something to someone, then give the best gift of encouragement that can awaken one’s self-confidence.

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