751 ordspråk av Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
 A barren wife may be superseded in the eighth year, she whose children ,all die in the tenth, she who bears only daughters in the eleventh, but she who is quarrelsome without delay. |
| A blind man by his presence causes to the giver of the feast the loss of the reward for ninety guests , a one eyed man for sixty, one who suffers from white leprosy for a hundred, and one punished by a terrible disease for a thousand. |
| A boar makes the rite useless by inhaling the smell of the offerings , a cock by the air of his wings, a dog by throwing his eye on them , a low caste man by touching them . |
| A dress, a vehicle, ornaments, cooked food, water, and female ,slaves , property destined for pious uses or sacrifices, and a pasture ground, they declare to be indivisible. |
| A Giver as great as the Guru, as great as the Guru I cannot see any other. |
| A guest who is sent by the setting sun in the evening, must not be driven away by a householder, whether he have come at supper time or at an inopportune moment, he must not stay in the house without entertainment. |
| A householder must give ,as much food as he is able ,to spare to those who do not cook for themselves, and to all beings one must distribute ,food without detriment ,to one s own interest . |
| A just king shall not cause a thief to be put to death, ,unless taken with the stolen goods ,in his possession , him who ,is taken with the stolen goods and the implements ,of burglary , he may, without hesitation, cause to be slain. |
| A king is declared to be equal ,in wickedness to a butcher who keeps a hundred thousand slaughter houses, to accept presents from him is a terrible ,crime . |
| A king who thus duly fulfils his duties in accordance with justice, may seek to gain countries which he has not yet gained, and shall duly protect them when he has gained them. |
| A man who crushes clods, tears off grass, or bites his nails, goes soon to perdition, likewise an informer and he who neglects ,the rules of purification. |
| A man who follows the conduct of the virtuous, has faith and is free from envy, lives a hundred years, though he be entirely destitute of auspicious marks. |
| A man who has business ,abroad may depart after securing a maintenance for his wife, for a wife, even though virtuous, may be corrupted if she be distressed by want of subsistence |
| A man who, ever covetous, displays the flag of virtue, ,who is a hypocrite, a deceiver of the people, intent on doing injury, ,and a detractor ,from the merits of all men, one must know to be one who acts like a cat. |
| A man, aged thirty years, shall marry a maiden of twelve who pleases him, or a man of twenty four a girl eight years of age, if ,the performance of his duties would ,otherwise be impeded, ,he must marry sooner. |
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