Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

Die before you die and find that there is no death.

It is impossible for an uneducated man to rebel.

To make sense of it - that's the challenge. To bear witness to the death, without being broken by the weight of it.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

It is also a victory to know when to retreat.

I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.

I would argue that coffee has been far more important to literature than alcohol.

A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults

I hate the feeling of falling - I'll never jump from a plane - but I love a good roller coaster. Go figure!

Always work harder than other people are willing to work. Sweat more, endure more pain, and then reap the rewards of success and achievement.