सुभाषितसुधानिधि - दान वाच

दानं वित्तादृतं वाचः कीर्तिधर्मौ तथायुषः ।
परोपकरणं कायादसारात्सारमुद्धरेत् ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

Money must be used for charity. Speech must be used for truth. Life must be used to uphold Dharma and earn fame. Body must be used for helping others. Worthless things must always be used to create some thing worthwhile.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

सुभाषितसुधानिधि - दातृ

दातृत्वमेव सर्वेभ्यो गुणेभ्यो भासतेतराम् ।
ज्ञातृत्वसहितं तेच्चेत्सुवर्णस्येव सौरभम् ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

Generosity is the quality that shines the brightest among all other qualities. But if knowledge and generosity get together, then it is like adding perfume to gold.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

सभारंजनशतक - दातुः

दातुः प्रतिग्रहीतुश्च यौ हस्तावुत्तराधरौ ।
तयोरप्यौत्तराधर्यं ताभ्यामेवोपपाद्यते ॥

- सभारंजनशतक

A generous person gives away his stuff to the needy. In the process, his hand is on top and those of the needy are down. So is the social status of the generous and needy.

- Sabharanjanashataka

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रसंप्राप्ति - दाता

दाता लघुरपि सेव्यो भवति न कृपणो महानपि समृद्ध्या ।
कूपोऽतः स्वादुजलः प्रीत्यै लोकस्य न समुद्रः ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रसंप्राप्ति

Even if a generous person is poor, he is to be treated with respect. A miser deserves no respect even if he is rich and prosperous. People like water from a small well but not from the mighty ocean.

- Panchatantra, Mitrasamprapti

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रसंप्राप्ति - धन

दातव्यं भोक्तव्यं धनविषये संचयो न कर्तव्यः ।
पश्येह मधुकरीणां संचितमर्थं हरन्त्यन्ये ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रसंप्राप्ति

Wealth must be handled in only 2 ways - spend it or donate it. One must never accumulate it. Look at what happens to bees that accumulate honey. Someone else is going to loot it.

- Panchatantra, Mitrasamprapti

महाभारत - उद्योग - धर्मं न जानंति

दश धर्मं न जानंति धृतराष्ट्र निबोध तान् ।
    मत्तः प्रमत्तः उन्मत्तः श्रान्तः क्रुद्धो बुभुक्षितः ॥
त्वरमाणश्च लुब्धश्च भीतः कामी च ते दश ।
    तस्मादेतेषु सर्वेषु न प्रसज्जेत पण्डितः ॥

- महाभारत, उद्योग

Oh Dhrutarashtra! the following ten kind of people will not be able to tell the right from wrong. They are someone mad with pride, insane, intoxicated, very tired, angry, hungry, someone in a hurry, greedy, frightened and the lascivious. Hence a wise man has to stay clear of them.

- Mahabharata, Udyoga

मनुस्मृति - दण्ड

दण्डः शास्ति प्रजाः सर्वाः दण्ड एवाभिरक्षति ।
दण्डः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति दण्डं धर्मं विदुर्बुधाः ॥

- मनुस्मृति

Punishment is what helps the king rule his subjects justly. It protects all the subjects (from miscreants). It protects even those who are sleeping (from thieves). Hence the wise men think that punishment is an integral part of Dharma (moral code of life)

- Manu Smriti