Bhagavad Gita

Austerity of speech consists in speaking truthfully and beneficially and in avoiding speech that offends.

As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.

It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he becomes.

The wise see knowledge and action as one; they see truly.

Valor, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature.