Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
CHANAKYAThe wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.
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Prosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
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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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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless.
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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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He who look at a woman who is not his wife as a mother; wealth that is not his as dust and all the men as himself… is a happy man. He, who sees all these things under a different light, is a blind.
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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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A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
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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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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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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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The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
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