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.
CHANAKYAAn 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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As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
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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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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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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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That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.
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The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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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?
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He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
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Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.
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Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.
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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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Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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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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