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.
CHANAKYAWhen one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.
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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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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.
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Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
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Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country.
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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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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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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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Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.
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The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
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Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
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The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
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