A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
CHANAKYAAvoid 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.
More Chanakya Quotes
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As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
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A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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All types of riches should be amassed by all means.
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Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.
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Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country.
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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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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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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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A 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.
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A learned man is honored by the people. A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honored everywhere.
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God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
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He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
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Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.
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Enemies strike at weak points.
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