शान्ति तुल्यं तपो नास्ति तोषान्न परमं सुखम् ।

नास्ति तृष्णापरो व्याधिर्न च धर्मो दयापरः ॥ १५६

Shanti tulyam tapo nasti toshanna paramam sukham ।

Nasti tushnaparo vyadhirna cha dharmo dayaparah ॥

There is no penance equaling peacefulness, no happiness greater than contentment. No disease greater than excessive greed and no tenet greater than kindness towards all.

सर्वार्थसंभवो देहो जनितः पोषितो यतः ।

न तयोर्याति निर्वेशं पित्रोर्मर्त्यः शतायुषा ॥ १५७

Sarvarthasambhavo deho janitah poshito yatah ।

Na tayoryati nirvesham pitrormartyah shatayusha ॥

The body which is the medium for one to realise the aims of life cannot be free from the debt to parents, the life givers and nourishers even if one lives for a hundred years.

अष्टादशपुराणनां सारं व्यासेन कीर्तितम् ।

परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥ १५८

Ashthadashaputanam saram vyasena kirtitam ।

Paropakarah punyaya papaya parapidanam ॥

In all the eighteen 'Puranas,' sage Vyasa emphasizes only two moral precepts: Rendering service to people is merit (punya) and harassing them is evil.

ज्येष्ठत्वं जन्मना नैव गुणैर्ज्येष्ठत्वमुच्यते ।

गुणात् गुरुत्वमायाति दुग्धं दधि घृतं क्रमात् ॥ १५९

Jyeshtatvam janmana naiva gunairjyeshtatvamuchyate ।

Gunat gurutvamayati dugdham dadhi ghrutam kramat ॥

Greatness is not by birth, greatness is decided by qualities.  From qualities comes substance as curd and ghee from milk.

न मर्षयन्ति चात्मानं सम्भावयितुमात्मना ।

अदर्शयित्वा शूरास्तु कर्म कुर्वन्ति दुष्करम् ॥ १६०

Na marshayanti chatmanam sambhavayitumatmana ।

Adarshayitva shurastu karma kurvanti dushkaram ॥

Brave people do not like being praised. They display their valour not by words but by doing difficult deeds