A 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?
CHANAKYAA man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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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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Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.
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The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
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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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He who has wealth has friends.
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Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
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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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Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless.
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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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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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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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He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
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There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
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A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
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