महाभारत - शान्ति - स्त्री वित्तं

उत्तमं स्वार्जितं भुक्तं मध्यमं पितुरार्जितम् ।
कनिष्ठं भ्रातृवित्तं च स्त्रीवित्तमधमाधमम् ॥

- महाभारत, शान्ति

uttamam svArjitam bhuktam madhyamam pituH aarjitam ।
kaniShTham bhrAtRuvittam cha strIvittam adhamAdhama ॥

- mahAbhArata, shAnti

A virtuous person will earn and spend his own money. A normal person will spend his father's money. A lowly person will spend his brother's money. A rogue among rogues will spend money that belongs to a lady.

- Mahabharata, Shanti

सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय - मानं

तीक्ष्णधारेण खड्गेन वरं जिह्वा द्विधा कृता ।
न तु मानं परित्यज्य देहि देहीति भाषणम् ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय

tIkShNadhAreNa khaDgena varam jihvA dvidhA kRutA ।
na tu mAnam parityajya dehi dehi iti bhAShaNam ॥

- subhAShitaratnasamucchaya

It is better to rip your tongue with a sharp knife than losing self respect and uttering "Give me! Give me!". Never plead for alms.

- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya