Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
CHANAKYADo not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Enemies strike at weak points.
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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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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.
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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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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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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 thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.
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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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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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Union in privacy (with one’s wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow.
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Evil person causes harm even if treated well.
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As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?
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