Water Water is one of the most common things in the world, and one of the most valuable. There is nothing more useful and nothing cheaper. It is in …
Idleness Idleness is a great vice and a great danger. It is an evil in itself, and the father of other evils. It not only does harm but it …
Contentment To be contented is to be happy, and the contented man is the happiest of men because he wants for nothing. He may be rich or he may …
The Donkey After the Cow, the Horse, and the Dog, the Donkey is perhaps the most useful of the animals that serve man, and which we call the “domestic” …
The Ant There is a saying in English “Go to the ant, thou sluggard”, which tells the lazy idle person to take a lesson in industry and thrift from …
A bad workman quarrels with his tools Man is essentially an egoist. He is always conscious of his importance. Some people carry this weakness too far. They would refuse …
Virtue is its own reward One of the basic teachings of Gita is what is called Niskam Karma’, which means that man has to do his duty in a …
Charity is a universal duty Charity is a universal duty, which it is in every man’s power, sometimes to practise; since every degree of assistance given to another, upon …
