The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of summer and winter seasons. – Bhagavad Gita
For one who has been honored, dishonor is worse than death. – Bhagavad Gita
The body is mortal, but the person dwelling in the body is immortal and immeasurable. – Bhagavad Gita
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 ones own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger. – Bhagavad Gita