सौंदरनंद - लोक

लोके प्रकृतिभिन्नेऽस्मिन्न कश्चित् कस्यचित् प्रियः ।
कार्यकारणसंबद्धं वालुकामुष्टिवज्जगत् ॥

- सौंदरनंद

loke prakRuti bhinne asmin na kashchit kasyachit priyaH ।
kArya kAraNa saMbaddhaM vAlukA muShTivat jagat ॥

- saundarananda

In this world, different people will have different tastes. Nobody actually likes any other. They are all together just because they depend on each other for survival. They are all together just like grains of sand in a fist. If the fist loosens, they all go their own way.

- Saundarananda

रामायण - अयोध्या - आम्रं छित्वा

आम्रं छित्वा कुठारेण निंबं परिचरेत्तु यः ।
यश्चैवं पयसा संचेन्नैवास्य मधुरो भवेत् ॥

- रामायण, अयोध्य

Amram ChitvA kuThAreNa nimbam paricharet tu yaH ।
yashchaivaM payasA sinchet naiva asya madhuro bhavet ॥

- rAmAyaNa, ayodhyA

One cannot change the innate nature of any being. If you cut down a neighbouring mango tree and treat the neem tree very well by pouring milk at it, it will not become any sweeter.

- Ramayana, Ayodhya

गरुड पुराण - स्वभाव

परावाताः शिलाहाराः कदाचिदपि चातकाः |
न पिबन्ति महितोयं व्रतनस्ते भवन्ति किम् ||

- गरुड पुराण

A pigeon eats (survives on ) just the stalks of corn. The chataka bird does never drink water from the ground. It only drinks water directly from the clouds when it rains. The above birds are only following their nature. Can we say they are penancing?

- Garuda purana