Compiled by London Swaminathan
Post No. 1834; Dated 28 April 2015.
Uploaded at London time 16-37
Calendar of Golden Sayings, May 2015
Important Days: May 1- May Day, May 4 & 25 Bank Holidays (UK),
5- Sri Annamacharya Jayanthi, 13: Sri Dattareya Jayanthi, Hanuman Jayanthi, Auspicious days: May 1, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 20, 22, 29
Ekathasi- May 14, 29; Amavasya – May 17; Pournami- May 3 Chitra pournami
May 1 Friday
Of what use is beauty sans virtue. – Subhasitaratnabhandagara-3-260
Agunasya hatam ruupam
May 2 Saturday
It is impossible to recognise virtue. — Kahavatratnakar p29
Asakyaiva gunajnataa
May 3 Sunday
Virtues reside in the forthright.—Granthasthagathagaku
Rjuhrdayamadhivasanti gunaah
May 4 Monday
The lotus stem is high according to water depth. A man’s merit is the measure of his mental strength -Tirukkural in Tamil, couplet 595
May 5 Tuesday
Difficult to find one endowed with all virtues. — Carudatta 2
Ekasmin durlabho guna vibhavah
May 6 Wednesday
Will the wicked ever have an inkling of what virtue is?
Kim jaanaatyaguno gunam
May 7 Thursday
There is not a single soul in whom all good qualities come together –Hanumannataka 9
Kva nu punasvekatra sarve gnaah
May 8 Friday
All thought should be the thought of rising high though it fails; your aspirations keep you on higher plane -Tirukkural, couplet 596
May 9 Saturday
Goodness is the ornament of beauty. – Canakyaniti 3-4
Guno bhuusayate ruupam
May 10 Sunday
Virtues and wealth are hard to come by. Mrccakatika 2
Durlabhaa gunaa vibhavaasca
May 11 Monday
Can vices ever stir men whose hearts are stolen by virtues –Subhasitavali
Dosaah kim naama kurvanti gunaapahrtaccetasah
May 12 Tuesday
The merits, even of foes are acceptable, and the demerits, even of friends, are contemptible.
Dvisatopi gunaah kaamyaah suhrdopi na durgunaah
May 13 Wednesday
The many merits of the virtuous do not get diminished by his silence.
Na maunena nyuuno bhavanti gunabhaajaam gunagana
May 14 Thursday
Though wounded with arrows, the elephant stands firm in his greatness; he who has spirit never loses heart when he fails-Tirukkural in Tamil, couplet 597
May 15 Friday
The merit which destroys capability is no merit. –Hitopadesa
Na yogyataahaaryamapeksate gunam
Rarely does one find a person endowed with all good qualities
Ananthapura Lake Temple
May 16 Saturday
Good looks glow not without goodness. Jatakamala
Na ruupasobhaa ramate vinaa hunaih
May 17 Sunday
A man’s deeds are the touchstone of his greatness and littleness —Tirukkural in Tamil, couplet 505
May 18 Monday
There is neither happiness nor good fortune in self glorification –2-2 Subhasitaratnabhandagara
Na sukham na ca saubhaagyam svayam svagunavarnane
May 19 Tuesday
Where does one find the virtuous, devoid of even a single blemish –
Brhatkathamanjari
Niskalankaah kva vaa gunaah
May 20 Wednesday
Virtues set foot everywhere — Raguvamsa 3-62
Padam hi sarvatra gunairnidhiiyate
Kanchi Paramacharya Swamiji (1894-1994)
May 21 Thursday
The excellence of merit depends on receptacle – Kiratarjuniya 3-18
Prakarsamaadhaaravasam gunaanaam
May 22 Friday
Why go after form when merits abound –Brhatkathamanjari 1-14-674
Prakarsasced gunesvasti kimaakaarapariiksayaa
May 23 Saturday
Do not despise men for their forms; there are men like the axle of pin of a big rolling car (charit) –Tirukkural in Tamil, couplet 667
May 24 Sunday
The creator is averse to bringing together a totality of positives in a single soul — Kumarasambhava 3-28
Praayena saamaryavidhau gunaanaam paraanmukhi visvasrjah pravrttih
May 25 Monday
The noble attain fame by virtue of their virtues. What has birth got to do with it Pancatantra 1-94
Praakaasyam svagunodayena gunino gaccanti kim janmanaa
May 26 Tuesday
Everyone is respectable on the basis of some merit – sisupalavadha 15-1
Sarva eva samaveksya kamapi gunameti puujyataam
May 27 Wednesday
The world abounds in prettiness; goodness indeed is rare -Kiratarjuniya 11-11
Sulabhaa ramyataa loke durlabham hi gunaarjanam
May 28 Thursday
Merits outlive death –Karnabhara 1.s17
Hartesu dehesu gunaa dharante
May 29 Friday
Pure speech and noble associations are the hallmark of the virtuous
Sphitaa vaacah sataam sangha laksanam hi gunaisinaam
May 30 Saturday
Not appearance, but morality indeed leads one to nobility .
Prayaanti gurutaam hi gunaa na caakrtih
May 31 Sunday
All merits do not accumulate in one person. — Subhasitavali 3 – 847
Naikatra sarvo gunasannipaatah
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