Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.
CHANAKYAFor 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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A friend, even if he be the enemy’s son , should be protected.
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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?
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
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There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
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The beauty of a cuckoo is in its notes, that of a woman in her unalloyed devotion to her husband, that of an ugly person in his scholarship, and that of an ascetic in his forgiveness.
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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.
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Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
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Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
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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.
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Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
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One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.
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Prosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
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The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.
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As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
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There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
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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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Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
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My 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.
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Considersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.
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Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
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Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
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A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
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Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
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We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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