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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.

Chanakya

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
CHANAKYA

Destroy Secret Share Yourself
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
CHANAKYA

Books Person Stupidity Waste
A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle simply because he sits on the top of a tall building?
CHANAKYA

Greatness Man Quality Reason Simplicity
An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.
CHANAKYA

Crazy Ego Person Respect Sanity Truth Win Wisdom
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.
CHANAKYA

Clothes Dirty God Greatness Kindness Lose Personality Rise Rude Sleep Sun Talk
Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.
CHANAKYA

Change Eat Food Medicine Poison Water
Love is indicated by deeds. (and not by words)
CHANAKYA

Action Love One Liner Word
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
CHANAKYA

Lost Man Mistake Secret Talk
We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favor, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.
CHANAKYA

Animal Desire Expectation Hunt Kill Man Shoot Sing Talk
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
CHANAKYA

Action Born Greatness Man
Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
CHANAKYA

Animal Carry Family Man River Royal Trust Weapon Woman
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
CHANAKYA

Disappear Original Sin Time Wealth
The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
CHANAKYA

King Lose Opportunity Patience Quick Time Wait
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
CHANAKYA

Company Friendship Truth
If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
CHANAKYA

Affect Energy King Subject
A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.
CHANAKYA

Beautiful Choice Equality Family Man Marriage Respect Status Wisdom

The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.

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