सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - न अविष्णुः पृथिवीपतिः

नानृषिः कुरुते काव्यं नारुद्रः क्रमपाठकः ।
नादेवांशो ददात्यन्नं नाविष्णुः पृथिवीपतिः ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

na anRishiH kurute kAvyam na arudraH kramapAThakaH ।
nAdevAmsho dadAti annam na aviShnuH prUthivIpatiH ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Only people who are sages (in parts) can be poets. Only people with qualities of Rudra can chant vedas. Only people who have godly qualities will be able to give food to others. Only people with qualities of Vishnu can rule and be good kings.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

काव्यमीमांसा - प्रत्यक्षकविकाव्यं

प्रत्यक्षकविकाव्यं च रूपं च कुलयोषितः ।
गृहवैद्यस्य विद्या च कस्यैचिद्यदि रोचते ॥

- काव्यमीमांसा

pratyakSha kavi kAvyaM cha rUpaM ca kula yoShitaH ।
gRuhavaidyasya vidyA cha kasyaichid yadi rochate ॥

- kAvyamImAmsa

The following things are rarely liked, usually only by a single person - Works of a contemporary poet, beauty of chaste lady and medicine of a house doctor.

- Kavyamimamsa