कुलीनैः सह संपर्कः पण्डितैः सह मित्रताम् ।
ज्ञातिभिश्च समं मेलं कुर्वाणो न विनश्यति ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
kulInaiH saha saMparkaH paNDitaiH saha mitratAm ।
jnAtibhiH cha samam melam kurvANo na vinashyati ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
He shall not be ever destroyed who has acquaintance with people of powerful families, friendship with scholars and networks among knowledgeable people.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
सत्यवंतो जितक्रोधाः बलवंतो रणप्रियाः ।
क्षांतिशीलगुणोपेताः संधेयाः पुरुषोत्तमाः ॥
- सुभाषितसुधानिधि
satyavaMto jitakrodhAH balavanto raNapriyAH ।
kShAnti shIla guNopetAH saMdheyAH puruShottamAH ॥
- subhAShitasudhAnidhi
One must befriend the virtuous whose qualities are: always truthful, never angry, strong, courageous at war, have patience, righteous.
- Subhashitasudhanidhi
शैले शैले न माणिक्यं मौक्तिकं न गजे गजे ।
साधवो न हि सर्वत्र चंदनं न वने वने ॥
- सुभाषितसुधानिधि
shaile shaile na mANikyam mauktikam na gaje gaje ।
sAdhavo na hi sarvatra chandanam na vane vane ॥
- subhAShitasudhAnidhi
Greatness cannot be found in all places. Every stone is not a gem. Every elephant will not have a gem on its head. Noble men cannot be found everywhere. Not every forest will have sandalwood.
- Subhashitasudhanidhi
न परः पापमादत्ते परेषां पापकर्मणाम् ।
समयो रक्षितव्यस्तु संतश्चारित्रभूषणाः ॥
- रामायण, युद्ध
na paraH pApam Adatte pareShAm pApakarmaNAm ।
samayo rakShitavyastu santaH chAritra bhUShaNAH ॥
- rAmAyaNa, yuddha
If some one hurts a noble man, he should not hurt them back. A noble man will always do the right thing - even in the face of enemies. The live up to their reputation of being custodians of morality.
- Ramayana, Yuddha
छन्ना भवन्ति भुवि सत्पुरुषाः कथंचित्
स्वैः कारणैः गुरुजनैः नियम्यमानाः ।
भूयः परव्यसनमेत्य विमोक्तुकामाः
विस्मृत्य पूर्वनियमं विमृता भवन्ति ॥
- अविमारक
ChannA bhavanti bhuvi satpuruShAH kathaMchit
svaiH kAraNaiH gurujanaiH cha niyamyamAnAH ।
bhUyaH paravyasanam etya vimoktukAmAH
vismRutya pUrvaniyamaM vimRutA bhavanti ॥
- avimAraka
Great men lay in hiding in this world for various reason - their own reasons, or instructed by a teacher, following a code. But when they see someone in distress, they blow their cover and rush to help ignoring all previously followed rules.
- Avimaraka
