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Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.

Chanakya

The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
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Burn Equality Fire Forest Tree
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
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Money Save Water Wealth Wisdom
Enemies strike at weak points.
CHANAKYA

Attack Enemy One Liner Weakness
Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.
CHANAKYA

Company Fools Heart Himself Pieces See Word
Evil person causes harm even if treated well.
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Evil Harm Person Treat
What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?
CHANAKYA

Cow Devotion God Goodness Learning Milk Son Value
Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
CHANAKYA

Death Friendship Home Journey Learning Medicine Religious Sick Wife
For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!
CHANAKYA

Day Goodness Money Preserve Protection Sacrifice Save Woman
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.
CHANAKYA

Better Choice Live Nature Oneself Place Poor Poverty Relationship Tree Water
They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
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Betrayal Mindset Trust
A low-minded person should not be given good advice.
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Advice Goodness Mindset Person Wasted Time
Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Destroy Man Perfection Time
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
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
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
CHANAKYA

Animal Children Dog Fools King People Sleep
The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.
CHANAKYA

Fools Master Secret Stupidity Talk

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