There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
CHANAKYAThere are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
CHANAKYAWe 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.
CHANAKYAWhores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.
CHANAKYAAccumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
CHANAKYATest a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
CHANAKYAEnemies strike at weak points.
CHANAKYAThe ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.
CHANAKYAWe should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
CHANAKYAA ruler wishing to win should not trust a captured enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enmity, however, concealed, will surely come to light.
CHANAKYAHe who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
CHANAKYAThe learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.
CHANAKYAPoverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.
CHANAKYAThere is no disease so destructive as lust.
CHANAKYAMy dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth.
CHANAKYAThe wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
CHANAKYAPurity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
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