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.
CHANAKYAFor good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!
More Chanakya Quotes
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He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
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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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An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.
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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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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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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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One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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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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Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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It 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.
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One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.
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The beauty of a cuckoo is in its notes, that of a woman in her unalloyed devotion to her husband, that of an ugly person in his scholarship, and that of an ascetic in his forgiveness.
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