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When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.

Chanakya

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
CHANAKYA

Dangerous Poison Pretend Safety
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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Beautiful Choice Equality Family Man Marriage Respect Status Wisdom
Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
CHANAKYA

Home King Knowledge Practice Preserve Religion Wealth Wife Word
The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.
CHANAKYA

Fools Master Secret Stupidity Talk
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.
CHANAKYA

Deal Future Man Moments Past Present
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
CHANAKYA

Alone Kill Perfection Sleep Time
Your feelings are your god.
CHANAKYA

Feeling God One Liner Yourself
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.
CHANAKYA

Abandonment Born Children Clean Death Desire Freedom Gratitude Mercy Truth
This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
CHANAKYA

Bitter Company Fruit Man Place World
For 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!!
CHANAKYA

Day Goodness Money Preserve Protection Sacrifice Save Woman
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?
CHANAKYA

Deep Heart Need Oneself Philosophy Sin Truth Vice Wisdom Worst
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
CHANAKYA

Difficult Fortune Friendship Judgement Relationship Servant Service Trouble Wife
One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.
CHANAKYA

Oneself Reveal Weakness
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
CHANAKYA

Friendship Happiness People Yourself
A 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.
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Alone Born Death Experience Goodness Hell Heaven Karma Man Result
A friend, even if he be the enemy’s son , should be protected.
CHANAKYA

Enemy Friendship Protection Son

When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.

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