Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
CHANAKYAOne whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
More Chanakya Quotes
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
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Knowledge 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.
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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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A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
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The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.
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Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.
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He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
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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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One who is in search of knowledge should give up the search of pleasure and the one who is in search of pleasure should give up the search of knowledge.
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Prosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
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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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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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