The ultimate test of what a truth means is indeed the conduct it dictates or inspires.
An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
Civilization is that mode of conduct which points out to man the path of duty.
Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior.
The measure of your understanding is your daily behavior.
Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.
If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.
Walk with courage, speak with truth, and live with love.
Walk with the wise, speak with the humble, and love all.
Righteous conduct is the highest dignity; cultivate it with diligence more than life itself. (Kural 131)
Deceitful conduct may bring temporary wealth, but it dissolves like water poured into an unbaked clay pot. (Kural 660)
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