"Twice blessed be the man that reflects long before he acts. One that reflects long before he acts is certainly possessed of great intelligence. Such a man never offends in respect of any act."
"Be steadfast in yoga, O Arjuna. Perform your duty and abandon all attachments to success or failure. Such evenness of mind is called yoga."
"The greatest enemy is the one within."
"When the Gods deal defeat to a person, they first take his mind away, so that he sees things wrongly."
"All creatures are equal in suffering and death."
"A gray head does not make an elder. The Gods know him to be an elder who knows, be he a child. Not by years, not by gray hairs, not by riches or many relations did the seers make the Law: He is great to us who has learning."
"Men lose good judgment in things which concern their interest."
"All this has Time for its root. Time, is indeed the seed of the universe, O Dhanajaya. It is time again, that withdraws everything at its pleasure."
"It is true that one should know the difference between good and evil, if one is to seek good and shun evil, but this knowledge should soak into every thought and influence every act in oneβs life. Then indeed knowledge becomes virtue."
"The highest dharma is to uphold the truth."