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.
CHANAKYAUnion 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.
CHANAKYAThere is no disease so destructive as lust.
CHANAKYAReligion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
CHANAKYAThe king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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.
CHANAKYAA man is great by deeds, not by birth.
CHANAKYALearning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
CHANAKYAThe low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
CHANAKYAYour feelings are your god.
CHANAKYAIt is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.
CHANAKYAEvil person causes harm even if treated well.
CHANAKYAIf a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
CHANAKYAOnce you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
CHANAKYAOffspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
CHANAKYADon’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
CHANAKYAA person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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