Becoming A Brilliant Star
Hinduism

General

[A] person consists of desires. And as is his desire, so is his will; and as is his will, so is his deed; and whatever deed he does, that he will reap.
Hinduism, Brihadaranyaka 
Upanishad 4: 5

“And so strength must come to the nation through education.”
Hinduism, Swami Vivekananda, Sayings and Utterances 

Character

Single is each being born; single it dies; single it enjoys the reward of its virtue; single it suffers the punishment of its sin. 
Hinduism, Laws of Manu 4: 240 

Truth is said to be the one unequalled means of purification of the soul. Truth is the ladder by which man ascends to heaven, as a ferry plies from one bank of a river to another. 
Hinduism, Narada Dharma 
Sutra 1: 210

Spiritual Development

 “Oh, how calm would be the work of one who really understood the divinity of man! For such, there is nothing to do, save to open men's eyes. All the rest does itself.”
Hinduism, Swami Vivekananda, Sayings and Utterances 

Neither illusion nor the mind, only bodies attained death
Hope and delusion did not die, so Kabir said.
Hinduism, Kabir, Doha 10

Physical

The experiences we owe to our sense of touch are only sources of unpleasantness.
They have a beginning and an end. A wise man takes no pleasure in them.
Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita 5: 22

Cognitive

Man in truth is made of faith. As his faith is in this life, so he becomes in the beyond; with faith and vision let him work.
Hinduism, Chandogya 
Upanishad 3: 14

Two paths lie in front of man. Pondering on them, the wise man chooses the path of joy; the fool takes the path of pleasure.
Hinduism, Katha Upanishad II

Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in a bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way. 
Hinduism, Kabir, Bijak/Sakhi 171: 

Affect

“In our system it is accepted that a man cannot have all he desires. Life is subjected to many restraints. This is ugly, yet it brings out points of light and strength.”
 Hinduism, Swami Vivekananda, Sayings and Utterances 

Conation

Though he be ever so tired by repeated failure, let him begin his operations again and again; for fortune greatly favors the man who perseveres in his undertakings.
Hinduism, Laws of Manu 9: 300 

Tomorrow’s work do today, today's work now 
if the moment is lost, the work be done how.
Hinduism, Kabir, Doha 3

Family

Let son be loyal to father, and of one mind with his mother; let wife speak to husband words that are honey-sweet and gentle. 
Hinduism, Atharva Veda 3: 30

When the female relations live in grief, the family soon wholly perishes; but that family where they are not unhappy ever prospers. 
Hinduism, Laws of Manu 3: 57

Friendship

Sit in the assembly of the honest; join with those that are good and virtuous; nay, seek out a noble enemy where enmity cannot be helped and have nothing to do with the wicked and the unrighteous. 
Hinduism, Garuda Purana 112

One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself. This is the essence of morality. All other activities are due to selfish desire. 
Hinduism, Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva 113: 8

Social

I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear to me and none more dear. 
Hinduism, Bhagavad Gita 9: 29

N = 18