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.
CHANAKYAPoverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.
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A friend, even if he be the enemy’s son , should be protected.
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A ruler wishing to win should not trust a captured enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enmity, however, concealed, will surely come to light.
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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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Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
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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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He who look at a woman who is not his wife as a mother; wealth that is not his as dust and all the men as himself… is a happy man. He, who sees all these things under a different light, is a blind.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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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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Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
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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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Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.
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