भागवत - ध्रुवाणि

यदध्रुवस्य देहस्य सानुबंधस्य दुर्मतिः ।
ध्रुवाणि मन्यते मोहाद् गृहक्षेत्रवसूनि च ॥

- भागवत

yad adhruvasya dehasya sa anubandhasya durmatiH ।
dhruvANi manyate mohAd gRiha kShetra vasUni ca ॥

- bhAgavata

Only an idiot would treat destroyable like house, site or sons with great attachment. He does not know all these are attached to him only through the body which itself is very destructible.

- Bhagavata

मनुस्मृति - गुरु

यथा खनन् खनित्रेण नरो वार्यधिगच्छति ।
तथा गुरुगतां विद्यां शुश्रूषुरधिगच्छति ॥

- मनुस्मृति

yathA khanan kanitreNa naro vAryadhigacChati ।
tathA gurugatAM vidyAM shushShuH adhigacChati ॥

- manu smRiti

When you take a pickax and dig earth for long, you get your reward - water. If you do similar hard work at serving at teacher, you get wisdom.

- Manu Smriti

मनुस्मृति - ज्ञान

यथा यथा हि पुरुषः शास्त्रं समधिगच्छति ।
तथा तथा विजानाति विज्ञानां चास्य रोचते ॥

- मनुस्मृति

yathA yathA hi puruShaH shAstraM samadhigacchati ।
tathA tathA vijAnAti vijnAnAM ca asya rocate ॥

- manu smRuti

As and when a person reads (and understands) scriptures, his knowledge expands; so does his quest for more.

- Manu Smriti

वाक्यपदीय - तर्क

यत्नेनानुमितोऽप्यर्थः कुशलैरनुमातृभिः ।
अभियुक्ततरैरन्यैरन्यथैवोपपाद्यते ॥

- वाक्यपदीय

yatena anumitaH api arthaH kushalaiH anumAtRubhiH ।
abhiyuktataraiH anyaiH anyatha eva upapAdyate ॥

- vAkyapadIya, tarka

Many logicians may have used lots of points and proved a point. But that does not stop more intelligent people coming along and using more logic points and prove it wrong. The same is true for them also. So, matters of faith are never proved by logic.

- Vakyapadiya

महाभारत - धर्म

यत् श्रुतं न विरागाय न धर्माय न शान्तये ।
सुबद्धमपि शब्देन काकवाशितमेव तत् ॥

- महाभारत

yat shrutam na virAgAya na dharmAya na shAntaye ।
subuddhamapi shabdena kAkavAshitameva tat ॥

- mahabharatha

Any thing that is heard must help us any one of these - detachment, Dharma or peace. If not, it is same as a crow blabbering no matter how sweetly it is composed.

- Mahabharatha

सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय - विद्वज्जन अभाव

यत्र विद्वज्जनो नास्ति श्लाघ्यस्तत्राल्पधीरपि ।
निरस्तपादपे देशे एरण्डोऽपि द्रुमायते ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय

Even a little knowledgeable people are regarded with high respect in places which does not have any wise men. In a dry and arid place even castor-oil plants are treated as if they are great trees.

- Subhashita Ratnasamuchchaya

ध्वन्यालोक - तृष्णा

यच्च कामसुखं लोके यच्च दिव्यं महत् सुखम् ।
तृष्णाक्षयसुखस्यैते नार्हतः षोडशीं कलाम् ॥

- ध्वन्यालोक

The happiness got by lust or any transcendental experience is not even 16th part of the happiness that comes from lack of desire.

- Dhvanyaloka