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.
CHANAKYAAvoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.
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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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Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.
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Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
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Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
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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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The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
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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.
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The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
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He who has wealth has friends.
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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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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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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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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.
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