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Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

Chanakya

He who has wealth has friends.
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Friendship Himself Money One Liner Wealth
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
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Disappear Original Sin Time Wealth
Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.
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Company Fools Heart Himself Pieces See Word
Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly utilised.
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Beautiful Destroy Moral Nature Proper Ruin Wealth
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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Better Death Grace Grief Life Loss Moments Oneself Pain Respect
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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Angry Bad Betrayal Company Friendship Himself Light Ordinary Secret Trust
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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Question Reason Satisfaction Start Success Thinking Work Yourself
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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Education Honor Learning Man People Respect Worth
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
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Book Knowledge Need Time Wealth
What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?
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Deep Heart Need Oneself Philosophy Sin Truth Vice Wisdom Worst
When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.
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Children Company Consumption Devotion God Hard Time Life Oneself relief Sorrow Wife
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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Act Body Death Engagement Ourselves Wealth Wisdom
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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Capture Deep Enemy Friendship King Light Prison Rule Trust Win
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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Home King Knowledge Practice Preserve Religion Wealth Wife Word
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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Beautiful Choice Equality Family Man Marriage Respect Status Wisdom
A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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Harm Honesty People Person Tree Trouble

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