Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
CHANAKYAA 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?
More Chanakya Quotes
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They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
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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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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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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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Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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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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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.
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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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Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.
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Prosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
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Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
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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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One who is in search of knowledge should give up the search of pleasure and the one who is in search of pleasure should give up the search of knowledge.
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Enemies strike at weak points.
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Evil person causes harm even if treated well.
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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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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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How well you treat the wicked people, they don’t give up their wickedness. They derive pleasure in hurting others. A serpent made to drink milk, it ejects poison only.
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The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
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The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.
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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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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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