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As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

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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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Action Born Control Evil Lust Man Proud Rich See Sin
Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Destroy Man Perfection Time
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
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Alone Kill Perfection Sleep Time
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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Difficult Fortune Friendship Judgement Relationship Servant Service Trouble Wife
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
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Company Friendship Truth
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
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Lost Man Mistake Secret Talk
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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There is no disease so destructive as lust.
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Dangerous Destruction Lust Moral One Liner Sick
The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
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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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My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth.
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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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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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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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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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