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.
CHANAKYAIf a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
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God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
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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.
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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.
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A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
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What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?
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The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
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Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
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He who has wealth has friends.
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A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.
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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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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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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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