Shri Nathji frequently quoted from proverbs in English, Hindi, Punjabi Urdu,
Urdu“Bahut taabeeron se khaab bigarrtaaa hai, aur bahut salaahon se baat bigarrti hai!“Too many interpretations spoil the dream, and too many suggestions spoil an idea!”“Peshaz vakt kabhi baat ko naheen nikaalnaa chaahiya!”“Never divulge anything before its time!”“He who lives with you with the intention of betraying you is known as ‘Maare Aasteen’ ‘A Snake in the Sleeve’ which is a Persian expression.”“Be adab, paabad sazaa!”“The impertinent meet with punishment.”“Tum hoge chaundvi ke chaand to apne liye, kissee ko kyaa garaz kissee ke kamaal se!”“A vain person may be unique like the moon to himself, but of what interest is it to anyone else!”“Moond gayi jab aankh to phatke hai kaun kissee ki mazaar par!” “When the eyes close in death, who will even come close to anyone’s grave!”“Pathaan Bhagwan se kaihtaa hai: ‘Yaa Khudaa mere kharche barrhaa taake meri aamdan barrhe!”“A Pathan prays to God: ‘O Lord, increase my expenditure so that my earnings may also go up!”“Siyaa bakhti men apnaa saayaa bhee saathh chhorr detaa hai.“When hard times come, even one’s shadow deserts a person.”“‘O man why does thou fret in want, when thou hast with thyself the unlimited wealth of good health!”“Baooji- Lala Hargopalji- kahaa karte thhe:“One who is afraid of milk (that has boiled over on him) blows even at curd to cool it down!”“Le de kar har ek aadmi kaa maksad paisaa hee hotaa hai!“All having said and done, the aim of every person is money!”“Maharaja Sarila mujhe kahaa kartaa thhaa:“Maharaja Sarila would say to me: ‘A penny gone is a penny gone forever!’”“London men buses Piyaji, paise ko barraa soch samajh ke kharchna chahiye, aaj paisa na ho to sarrak par baithhnaa parre!“Piyaji, money must be spent wisely, for if it is gone, one will be on the streets!”“Paise ko buri tarah kharcho to Laxmi bhee naaraaz ho jaati hai!“If money is spent wantonly, even Laxmi the goddess of wealth, becomes annoyed.”““Piyaji, it was only you who cared for me so much. These devotees would have left me in some charitable hospital!”
Punjabi
“Gal kaindi hai mainnoo moo-on kaddo, main tuvaanu shairaan kadaangi!”“Words say: ‘Let us out of your mouth and we will throw you out of town!’”“Andar pain kurralliyaan te baahar baansuri vaale naal hans hans gallarriyaan!”“While internally, there is twisting pain, on the outside, there is the pretended laughter with the flute-seller! “Bhutt khaaye sonaa jerraa kannaa noo khaave!”“How worthless is that gold which eats at the ears!”“Piyaji, ye ghunne log acche naheen hote!”“Piyaji, those who remain silent are not good at heart!“Jo log zyaadaa hanste hain unke man men zaroor kuchh hotaa hai!“People who laugh too much always have something in their minds which they are trying to cover up!”English“Too many cooks spoil the broth.”“Piyaji always follow the advice of your American friend, Mr.Mandel, who would say: ‘When in doubt–don’t!’”About Doctors“Piyaji“Always give the doctors their fees!“Bahut doctoron kaa ghar men aanaa shubh naheen maanaa jaataa! “Too many doctors coming to the house is not considered to be auspicious!”“Doctor “Babaji kahaa karte thhe ke barre doctoron ke paas naheen jaanaa chaahiye. Agar barraa doctor koyi vaiham daal de to umar bhar lagaa raihtaa hai! “Babaji used to say that one must not go to big doctors. If they create any doubts, these will worry you all your life!”“Babaji to doctoron ko paas naheen aane dete thhe! “Babaji would never allow doctors to come near him!”