Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless.
CHANAKYASinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Your feelings are your god.
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She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
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A ruler wishing to win should not trust a captured enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enmity, however, concealed, will surely come to light.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.
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One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.
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Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
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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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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 wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
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He who look at a woman who is not his wife as a mother; wealth that is not his as dust and all the men as himself… is a happy man. He, who sees all these things under a different light, is a blind.
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Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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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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