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Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.

Chanakya

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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Action Born Control Evil Lust Man Proud Rich See Sin
Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Destroy Man Perfection Time
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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Avoid Distance Himself Hurt Poison Ruin Talk Try
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
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Company Friendship Truth
Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.
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Animal Burden Carry Cold Learning Mindset Satisfaction
A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.
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Beautiful Choice Equality Family Man Marriage Respect Status Wisdom
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
A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
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Alone Born Death Experience Goodness Hell Heaven Karma Man Result
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
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
The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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Change Mindset Nature People Standard
When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord’s devotees.
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Children Company Consumption Devotion God Hard Time Life Oneself relief Sorrow Wife
Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.
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Capture Enemy Prison Trust
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
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Alone Kill Perfection Sleep Time
A permanent relationship is dependent on particular purpose or wealth.
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Dependent Purpose Relationship Wealth
A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
CHANAKYA

Animal Death Fake Friendship Live Servant Wife

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