A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
CHANAKYAThe poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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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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A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.
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Evil person causes harm even if treated well.
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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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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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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 friend, even if he be the enemy’s son , should be protected.
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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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Love is indicated by deeds. (and not by words)
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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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A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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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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What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?
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Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country.
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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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It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe fruits and spring water, to lie down on grass and to wear the ragged barks of trees than to live amongst one’s relations when reduced to poverty.
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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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Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
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We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favor, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.
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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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Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.
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Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.
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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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