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.
CHANAKYAThe life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
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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 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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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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For 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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Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
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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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Union in privacy (with one’s wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow.
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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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Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.
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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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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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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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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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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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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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God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
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Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.
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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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Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
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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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There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
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