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He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.

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Prosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
CHANAKYA

Act Prosperity Responsibility Thinking
As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
CHANAKYA

Burn Destroy Family Flame Tree
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
CHANAKYA

Company Friendship Truth
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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Friendship Happiness People Yourself
What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?
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Cow Devotion God Goodness Learning Milk Son Value
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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Fight Food Fools God Husband Money Respect Wealth Wife
Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
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Devotion Family Friendship God Relative Respect
The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
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Burn Equality Fire Forest Tree
What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?
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Goodness Man Scripture Waste
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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Beautiful Devotion Education Forgiveness Husband Person Song Ugly Woman
God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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Belief Feeling God Idol Present Soul Temple Yourself
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
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Compassionate Divine Heart Mindset Need Purity Rise Talk
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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Crazy Ego Person Respect Sanity Truth Win Wisdom
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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Body Control Death Distance Health Save Soul Try Yourself
A learned man is honored by the people. A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honored everywhere.
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Education Honor Learning Man People Respect Worth
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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Animal Greatness Person Quality Simplicity Standard

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