-- ॐ -- यथा चतुर्भि: कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षणच्छेदनतापताडनौः । तथा चतुर्भि: पुरुष परीक्ष्यते त्यागेन शिलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥ The way gold's purity is tested by rubbing, cutting, heating and pounding, similarly, a person's quality is tested by gentleness, manners, habits and deeds. -- ॐ -- अभ्यासध्दार्यते बिद्या कुलं शिलेन धार्यते । गुणेन झायते त्वार्यः कोपो नेथेण गम्यते ॥ Knowledge is maintained through practice, family's name by its credentials, a noble person is known by his good qualities, and a person's anger from his eyes. -- ॐ -- राजा राष्त्रकृतं भुंक्ते राझः पापं पुरोहितः । भर्ता च स्त्रीकृतं पापं शिष्यपापंगूरुस्तथा ॥ King is responsible for wrong doing of it's subjects, precepter for the wrong doings of the king, husband is responsible for his wife's faults, teacher for the disciple's fault. -- ॐ -- शुनः पुच्छमिव व्यर्थं जीवितं विद्यया विना । न गुह्यगोपने शक्तं न च दंशनिवारणे ॥ Life without education is as worthless as a dog's ...