Enjoyment and Knowledge : Subhashitavali

One who wants to enjoy leaves knowledge, as well as the real student keeps away from the enjoyments. From where does the first one gets education, and the second get enjoyment.
That is, to get knowledge we have to face so many miseries. There is no significance for enjoying the life in the case of a real student.

/su-khaar-THee_thya-ja-the_vi-thyaam

vi-thyaar-THee_thya-ja-the_su-kha-m

su-khaar-THi-na_ku-tho_vi-thyaa

ku-tho_vi-thyaar-THi-na_su-kham/

Taken from Subhashitavali

Between Talk and Work : Subhashitavali

Even the fun-talks of good people are as stable as the scripts written in rocks. But even the pledges of bad people are so unstable like the markings on water surface.

                  /sa-thBHi-sthu_lee-la-yaa_pro-ktham

                   Si-laa-li-khi-tha-ma-ksha-ram

                   a-sa-thBHi_Sa-pa-THe-naa-pi

                   ja-le_li-khi-tha-ma-ksha-ram/

Taken from Subhashitavali

Suitablity for helps.

Who lives in the right way be helped by even the beasts. But the real brothers also leave the ones who live in wrong way. 

/yaa-nthi_nyaa-ya_pra-vRR-ththa-sya

 thi-rya-NHcho-pi_sa-haa-ya-thaam

 a-pa-nTHaa-nam_thu_ga-chCHa-ntham

 so-tha-ro-pi_vi-mu-NHcha-thi/

Useless efforts: Panchatantra

The efforts of a man having nor bravery or wealth are as dry as the rivers in summer.

/ar-THe-na_thu_vi-hee-na-sya

 pu-ru-sha-syaa-lpa_me-DHa-sa

 kri-yaa_sar-vaa_vi-na-Sya-nthi/

Taken from Panchathanthra by Vishnu Sharman

Life And Brilliance : Mahabharata

In the world two types of people live with pleasure – the worst fools and geniuses. The struggling ones are who in between them.

/yE_cha_moo-Da-tha-maa_lO-kE

  yE_cha_bu-thDHE_pa-ram_ga-thaa

  thE_na-raa_su-Kha-mE-Dha-nthE

  kLi-Sya-thya-ntha-ri-thO_ja-naa /

Taken from MAHABHARATA by Vyasa.