Alliances can be formed by valuable transactions between two parties. One must do a favour or promise a favour in return. Mere promises which do not materialise can sour the warmest of relationships.
Mahabharata
Dice is a weapon to befool the greatest of heroes.
Upanishads
Possession of wealth is to be praised if it is used to sustain many.
Hinduism
Hope is better than many other states of mind.
Universal Prayers - From Vedas
O Lord, I make salutations to Thee, the glorious Being. Thee hast entered into me through Thy intelligent power and roused my dormant faculty of speech. Being the lord of all powers, Thou kindlest to activity also all other organs of mine.
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
Salutations to Him who is vastly rich in knowledge and other allied qualities.
Sri Lalita Sahasranama
Om ratna - kinkinik aramya - rasana - dama - bhusitayai namah. Salutations to Her who is adorned with a girdke having many mini bells set with precious stones.
Sivananda Lahari - Of Sri Sankaracarya
I resort to contemplation on Lord Siva, which is adopted by those who are desirous of the fruit of the eternal state of liberation, and which gives many delightful devotional experiences like tears of joy and horripilations.
Siva Sahasranama Stotram
The Seed - Bearer. Om bijavahanaya namah The seed of nescience is His vehicle.
Quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry)
The world is fighting for its spiritual life menaced by the rush of hostile and undivine forces. Lord, we aspire to be Thy valiant warriors so that Thy glory may manifest upon the earth.
