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He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.

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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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Dangerous Poison Pretend Safety
This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
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Bitter Company Fruit Man Place World
There is no disease so destructive as lust.
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Dangerous Destruction Lust Moral One Liner Sick
A still-born son is superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.
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Born Consumption Fire Fools Grief Life Moments Parents Son
The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.
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Ability Determination Employment Impossible King Possible Rule
Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
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Change Inspirational Judgement Patience Person Power Present Time Transformation
Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
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Cleaning Flow Metal River Woman
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
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Animal God Heaven Liberty Man Person Wealth
A learned man is honored by the people. A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honored everywhere.
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Education Honor Learning Man People Respect Worth
Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.
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Capture Enemy Prison Trust
Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
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Devotion Family Friendship God Relative Respect
Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.
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Activity Charity Education Learning Religious Study
He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise – although he may be the greatest personality – will lose the favour of Lakshmi.
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Clothes Dirty God Greatness Kindness Lose Personality Rise Rude Sleep Sun Talk
Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
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Home King Knowledge Practice Preserve Religion Wealth Wife Word
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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Friendship Happiness People Yourself
For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!
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Day Goodness Money Preserve Protection Sacrifice Save Woman

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