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## Adipurana, Part Two: Subhashitas (Wise Sayings)
**35.119**
**35.121, 36.30**
**36.73**
**36.74**
**36.75**
**36.176**
**36.186**
**36.187, 36.117**
* "The wise protect their honor, even at the cost of their lives. For honor, once gained, shines forever in the world."
* "The learned nourish others with their words, even if they are calculated. A lion, once praised, becomes like a village animal."
* "Indeed, a single lion conquers even a group of elephants."
* "Who, in their right mind, would desire the harsh objects of desire, which enslave beings and lead them to a chain of misfortunes?"
* "Poison, even if it is in one place, may kill or not. But objects of desire kill countless beings, again and again."
* "Objects of desire, which are initially pleasing, are ultimately bitter in their consequences. For their sake, the ignorant go to ruin and futility."
* "Who, in their wisdom, would indulge in objects of desire, which are extremely alluring at first, but ultimately life-taking, and full of poison and suffering?"
* "Struggling to stand on the ground, their bodies trembling, old age falls upon humans, as painful as fever or cold."
* "Old age and intoxication, entering the body, quickly bring about weakness, confusion, and slurred speech."
* "There is no greater austerity than fire."
* "Purity of knowledge is the highest purity of austerity. Knowledge is the root of austerity, just as the root is the foundation of a great tree."
* "Austerity, practiced without interruption, bears inexhaustible fruit."
* "The minds of the great are like a reservoir, always overflowing with compassion."
* "Those things are truly jewels which are useful."
* "Austerity, scripture, and birth are the three causes of Brahmanhood. He who possesses austerity and scripture, even if he is not born a Brahman, is truly a Brahman."
* "A Kshatriya is one who lives by justice."
* "The people are like cows, who give milk according to justice. This is the duty of a king, to ensure justice."
* "Know this to be the duty of a king: to earn wealth justly, to increase it, to protect it, and to distribute it to the deserving."
* "Ignorance, like a disease, corrupts the family."
* "Everything is protected when the king is protected."
* "Any teaching that advocates violence is not the Veda, but a harbinger of destruction."
* "The Puranas and Dharma Shastras are those which prohibit killing. Any teaching that advocates killing should be known as the creation of a rogue."
* "Those mantras are truly auspicious which are used in righteous actions. Those mantras are considered evil which are used for killing."
* "To abstain from meat is purity in the realm of food. All those who eat meat are considered impure."
* "Those who are free from attachment and compassionate are truly pure in their non-violence. Those who delight in killing animals are not pure, but driven by greed."
* "Justice is the practice of compassion, injustice is the killing of living beings."
* "Who can destroy darkness except the sun?"
**36.148, 36.155, 37.13, 37.119**
**38.43, 38.26