“Trees loaded with fruit are bent down; the clouds when charged with fresh rain hang down near the earth: even so good men are not uplifted through prosperity. Such is the natural character of the liberal.” MenCharacterEarthNaturalTreeRainFruitCloudsProsperityGood ManBentLoaded Author:Bhartrhari
“Those from whom we were born have long since departed, and those with whom we grew up exist only in memory. We, too, through the approach of death, become, as it were, trees growing on the sandy bank of a river.” LongBornMemoriesGrowingTreeGrewApproachGrew UpRiversDepartedSandy Author:Bhartrhari
“Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things.” PeopleWayTreeLowsRainFruitCloudsNobleGenerosityGentleGenerousBowsGentle Rain Author:Bhartrhari
