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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.

Chanakya

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
CHANAKYA

Action Carry Determination Execution Reveal Secret Thinking Wisdom
Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
CHANAKYA

Change Inspirational Judgement Patience Person Power Present Time Transformation
The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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Beautiful Big Power Woman World Youth
Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
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Home King Knowledge Practice Preserve Religion Wealth Wife Word
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
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Disappear Original Sin Time Wealth
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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Bite Dog Education End Life Man Protection
Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
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Death Friendship Home Journey Learning Medicine Religious Sick Wife
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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Attachment Deep Experience Family Fear Grief Happiness Oneself Sorrow Wisdom
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
The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.
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Fools Master Secret Stupidity Talk
Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.
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Animal Burden Carry Cold Learning Mindset Satisfaction
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
CHANAKYA

Beautiful Best Education Friendship Person Respect Worth Youth
Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.
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Change Eat Food Medicine Poison Water
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 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
All types of riches should be amassed by all means.
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Conquer Rich Type

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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