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A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Chanakya

He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise – although he may be the greatest personality – will lose the favour of Lakshmi.
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Clothes Dirty God Greatness Kindness Lose Personality Rise Rude Sleep Sun Talk
If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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Affect Energy King Subject
Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless.
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Day Fall Food Gift Rain Sea Waste Wealth
Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
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Cleaning Flow Metal River Woman
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
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.
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Earth Nature Power Shine Sun Support Truth Wind
Considersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.
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Abuse Compassionate Justice Person
A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
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Goodness Himself Husband Love Marriage Mom Morning Night Service Sex Wife
The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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Change Mindset Nature People Standard
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
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Books Person Stupidity Waste
A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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Advice Goodness Mindset Person Wasted Time
The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
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Burn Equality Fire Forest Tree
It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe fruits and spring water, to lie down on grass and to wear the ragged barks of trees than to live amongst one’s relations when reduced to poverty.
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Better Choice Live Nature Oneself Place Poor Poverty Relationship Tree Water
A permanent relationship is dependent on particular purpose or wealth.
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It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.
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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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Alone Friendship Man Relationship Respect Survive Wealth

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