तत्त्वमात्मस्थमज्ञात्वा मूढः शास्त्रेषु मुह्यति ।
गोपः कक्षगते छागे कूपे पश्यति दुर्मतिः ॥
- गरुड पुराण
tattvam Atmastham ajnAtvA mUDhaH shAstreShu muhyati ।
gopaH kakShagate ChAge kUpe pashyati durmatiH ॥
- garuDa puRANa
The truth is hidden within oneself. Fools don’t see it and search for it in the scriptures. Just like the story of a shepherd who has the sheep in his arms and looks for it in the well.
- Garuda Purana
क्षंतव्यो मंदबुद्धीनामपराधो मनीषिणा ।
न हि सर्वत्र पांडित्यं सुलभं पुरुषे क्वचित् ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
kShAntavyo manda buddhInAm aparAdho manIShiNA ।
na hi sarvatra pAnDityam sulabham puruShe kvachit ॥
- SubhashitaratnabhANDAgAra
A wise man must forgive mistakes done by lesser intelligent people. It is not possible to find wisdom every where. It can only be found in some places.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
अकार्यवारणोद्युक्तो मूढे यः परिखिद्यते ।
वाग्विस्तरो वृथा तस्य भस्मन्याज्याहुतिर्यथा ॥
- उपमितिभवप्रपंचकथा
akArya vAraNOdyuktaH mUDhe yaH parikhidyate ।
vAgvistaro vRuthA tasya bhasman yAji AhutiH yathA ॥
- upamitibhavaprapanchakathA
No matter how well you explain to an idiot how to avoid a disaster, it does not bear fruits. He will walk straight into the disaster. It is like pouring ghee over ashes in a pyre (it can not kindle fire, neither is it useful).
- Upamitibhavaprapanchakatha
अवगच्छति मूढचेतनः प्रियनाशं हृदि शल्यमर्पितम् ।
स्थिरधीस्तु तदेव मन्यते कुशलद्वारतया समुद्धृतम् ॥
- रघुवंश
avagacChati mUDhacetanaH priyanAsham hRudi shalyamarpitam ।
sthiradhIH tu tadeva manyate kushaladvAratayA samuddhRutam ॥
- raghuvamsha
When one loses his loved ones, a fool drowns himself in grief as if a spear went through his heart. But a stable minded person would consider the same as an opportunity to let go of attachments (and there by attain salvation) and would be unfazed by the situation.
- Raghuvamsha
अभावावधयो भावा निधनावधि जीवितम् ।
अविवेकस्त्वनवधिर्येनायं जायते भ्रमः ॥
- रामायण मञ्जरी, अरण्य
abhAvAvadhayo bhAvA nidhanAvadhi jIvitam ।
avivekaH tu anvadhiH yena jAyate bhramaH ॥
- rAmAyaNamanjarI, araNya
All materials come with a definite date by which it will get destroyed. Some early, some late. But foolishness has no such date. It lives on and on. That creates all these illusions.
- Ramayanamanjari, Aranya