"Whatever fruits one enjoys by penances, by sacrifices, by practising liberality, by speaking the truth, and by paying court to wisdom, may all be had by practising the duty of harmlessness."

"Anger clouds reason and leads to destruction." #Mahabharata #Wisdom #Philosophy #Dharma

"Without beginning and without end, the wheel of existence rolls on eternally in this world, causing creation and destruction, without beginning and without end." #Mahabharata #Wisdom #Philosophy #Dharma

"Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward."

"Just as the track of birds that cleave the air Is not discovered, nor yet the path of fish That skim the water, so the course of those Who do good actions is not always seen." #Mahabharata #Wisdom #Philosophy #Dharma

"Those men are wise who do not desire the unattainable, who do not love to mourn over what is lost, and are not overwhelmed by calamities."

"Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire, or a pauper in an instant." #Mahabharata #Wisdom #Philosophy #Dharma

"When shown the door, take the door, and put no trust in kings."

"Success that is obtained by negotiations and other means is the best. Success which is secured by creating disunion amongst the enemy is temporary. Success secured by battle is the worst."

"“An action carried out through human effort may be well planned, well performedand properly accomplished, and yet be thwarted by fate. But likewisea fated action, something not carried out by humans, may be frustrated byhuman effort, heir of Bharata, as happens with cold and heat, rain, hunger andthirst. And a man whose being is constrained by fate may none the less opt tocarry out some different action, and fate does not prevent him from doing so.”"

"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return."

"“They were participating in a war where father would fight sons, brother would fight brother, uncle would fight nephew, friend would fight friend. This was a war that would mark the end not just of one household but of an entire civilization.”"

"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."

"In this world, righteousness is the highest good; let no man, therefore, cease from acts of piety and virtue."

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

"The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument."

"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."