Do not become Ravanas. Earn a good name like Rama. Do not aspire to become a Birla, a Kirloskar or Tata. A name earned by merely amassing wealth is ephemeral. Do not sell yourself for money. Earn a good income and make proper use of it. Money earned by sinful means will not last. Either thieves will rob you or the Income-tax department will seize it.

For wealth there are four claimants: Number one is Agni (fire). Number two, thieves. Third, relatives. Fourth, enemies. These four are after one’s wealth. Before any of them deprives of your wealth, you should make good use of it.

Our students should not hanker after money either in the matter of marriage or in regard to a job. Work, work, work. That should be your sole concern. Become votaries of work. Work binds men to the world. The body is given for carrying out righteous actions. It is not given for enjoying carnal pleasures. (SSS Vol.29, p. 92)