Hindu Proverbs
Sayings of Hindu Origin True happiness consists in making others happy. It is better to walk than to run; it is better to stand than to walk; it is better to sit than to stand; it is better to lie than to sit. Whose stick, his buffalo. When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him. When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height. Waste not want not. Waste makes want. Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges. To give quickly is a great virtue. Those who give have all things; those who withhold have nothing. These three take crooked ways: carts, boats, and musicians. Sleep after selling horses and elephants. Saints fly only in the eyes of their disciples. Of what use is the veil if you are going to dance. Never strike your wife, even with a flower. Many dogs kill a hare, no matter how many turns it makes. Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all mortal creatures exist depending upon one another. Kill a...