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.
CHANAKYAAccumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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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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There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
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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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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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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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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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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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She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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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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Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.
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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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A permanent relationship is dependent on particular purpose or wealth.
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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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