There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
CHANAKYAThe low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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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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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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The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.
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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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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
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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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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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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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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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He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise – although he may be the greatest personality – will lose the favour of Lakshmi.
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We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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