Hindu ProverbsDefinitions

The City is found where you find both good and evil.

The Death penalty is morally acceptable — It is no sin to kill a killer.

Excess is unwise — Even nectar is poison if taken to excess.

The Great man is quick to suffer incoming — Lightning strikes the loftiest tree first.

Hunger is not picky — Hunger has no taste.

Learning is impossible unless one is ready to learn — when the student is ready, the teacher appears.

Possession is stronger than ownership.

The Proverb is a powerful rhetorical tool — He who knows proverbs well can get out of almost any difficulty.

Wealth is worldly and thus short — the prosperity of this world is like writing on water.