If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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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Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
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What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?
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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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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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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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Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
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A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.
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He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country.
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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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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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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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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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A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
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He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
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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?
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A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?
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Considersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.
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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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Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
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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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