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Bharavi Quotes

A woman will not throw away a garland, though soiled, which her lover gave: not in the object lies a present’s worth, but in the love which it was meant to mark.

The noble minded dedicate themselves to the promotion of the happiness of others – even of those who injure them. True happiness consists in making happy.

The undertaking of a careless man succeeds not, though he used the right expedients: a clever hunter, though well place in ambush, kills not his quarry if he falls asleep.

The enemies – evil passions – which rise within the body are hard to overcome. These passions should be manfully fought – he who conquers these is equal to the conquerors of worlds.
Bharavi

Bharavi was a 6th century Sanskrit poet who wrote Kiratarjuniya based on the Mahabharata.