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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.

Chanakya

She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
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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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Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Destroy Man Perfection Time
Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.
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Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
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The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
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A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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Enemies strike at weak points.
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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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Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
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Books Person Stupidity Waste
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
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What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?
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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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Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
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Avoid 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.
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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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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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