The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
CHANAKYAKnowledge 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.
More Chanakya Quotes
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They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
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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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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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Considersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.
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A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.
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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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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?
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A still-born son is superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.
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He who has wealth has friends.
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Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.
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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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He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
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