Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
CHANAKYAWe should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favor, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.
More Chanakya Quotes
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She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
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Evil person causes harm even if treated well.
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Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
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Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
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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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As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?
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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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Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.
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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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A still-born son is superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.
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Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
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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.
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Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man’s true wealth.
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