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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.

Chanakya

If one limb of the body is defected or inflicted with, disease, the whole feels that pain. Some way if any department, minister or official of the state is faulty, the whole country is effected. An administrator should try hard to curb it.
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Affect Body Corruption Country Feeling Hard Oneself Pain Sick Try
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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Deal Future Man Moments Past Present
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
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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Army Husband Ignorance Knowledge Leadership Lost Man Practice Woman
The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
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Burn Equality Fire Forest Tree
Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
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Break Fools Fruit Person Stupidity Tree Virtual
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
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Business Deal Eat Give Up Happiness Knowledge Money Shy
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
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
A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
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Destroy Enemy Money Pay
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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Equality Happiness Mercy Mindset Satisfaction Virtue
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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Difficult Fortune Friendship Judgement Relationship Servant Service Trouble Wife
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.
CHANAKYA

Give Up Knowledge Oneself Sacrifice Search
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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Animal Bold Easy Learning Privacy Sex Store Trust Unity
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
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Attack Courage Destroy Fear Fight
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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Burn Destroy Family Flame Tree

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