"Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is."

"A wise man laments neither for the living nor the dead. Both you, I, and all these assembled kshatriyas have always existed and will always exist. We are eternal souls, passing from body to body. Even in this life we see how the body changes, even though we remain the same person. In the same way, when death comes, we are given a new body. A self-controlled person is not bewildered by such a change."

"Time creates all things and time destroys them all. Time burns all creatures and time again extinguishes that fire." #Mahabharata #Wisdom #Philosophy #Dharma

"Desist, brother. Great men never care for the harsh words uttered by inferior men. Even if able to retaliate, they do not take seriously acts of hostility, preferring instead to remember even a little good that their enemies may have done them." #Mahabharata #Wisdom #Philosophy #Dharma

"There are two forces: fate and human effort - All men depend on and are bound by these, there is nothing else."

"All creatures are equal in suffering and death."

"Nobody is nobody’s friend, nobody is nobody’s wellwisher, persons become friends or enemies only from motives of interest."

"Once war has been undertaken, no peace is made by pretending there is no war."

"Ignorance gives rise to doubt which leads to sin and regret."

"Twice blessed be the man that reflects long before he acts. One that reflects long before he acts is certainly possessed of great intelligence. Such a man never offends in respect of any act."

"Be steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Perform your duty and abandon all attachments to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga."

"The greatest enemy is the one within."

"When the Gods deal defeat to a person, they first take his mind away, so that he sees things wrongly."

"All creatures are equal in suffering and death."

"A gray head does not make an elder. The Gods know him to be an elder who knows, be he a child. Not by years, not by gray hairs, not by riches or many relations did the seers make the Law: He is great to us who has learning."

"Men lose good judgment in things which concern their interest."

"All this has Time for its root. Time, is indeed the seed of the universe, O Dhanajaya. It is time again, that withdraws everything at its pleasure."

"It is true that one should know the difference between good and evil, if one is to seek good and shun evil, but this knowledge should soak into every thought and influence every act in one’s life. Then indeed knowledge becomes virtue."

"The highest dharma is to uphold the truth."

"Pity is a poison."