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That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.

Chanakya

Evil person causes harm even if treated well.
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Evil Harm Person Treat
Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.
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Act Body Death Engagement Ourselves Wealth Wisdom
Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.
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Capture Enemy Prison Trust
Enemies strike at weak points.
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Attack Enemy One Liner Weakness
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
The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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King Lose Opportunity Patience Quick Time Wait
Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.
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Age Children Friendship Growth Parents Time Yourself
She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
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Beautiful Husband Truth Wife
We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favor, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.
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Animal Desire Expectation Hunt Kill Man Shoot Sing 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
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
A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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Advice Goodness Mindset Person Wasted Time
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
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Charity End Fear Ignorance Poor Poverty
This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
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Bitter Company Fruit Man Place World
Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man’s true wealth.
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Desire Difference Man Noble Respect Standard True Wealth Worth
The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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Change Mindset Nature People Standard

That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.

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