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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.

Chanakya

Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man’s true wealth.
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Desire Difference Man Noble Respect Standard True Wealth Worth
Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.
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Question Reason Satisfaction Start Success Thinking Work Yourself
Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
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Angry Bad Betrayal Company Friendship Himself Light Ordinary Secret Trust
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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Deal Future Man Moments Past Present
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
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Money Save Water Wealth Wisdom
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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Earth Nature Power Shine Sun Support Truth Wind
There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
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Equality Happiness Mercy Mindset Satisfaction Virtue
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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Goodness Man Scripture Waste
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
Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.
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Company Fools Heart Himself Pieces See Word
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
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Difficult Fortune Friendship Judgement Relationship Servant Service Trouble Wife
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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Burn Destroy Family Flame Tree
The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.
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Ability Determination Employment Impossible King Possible Rule
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
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Animal God Heaven Liberty Man Person Wealth
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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Ability Accomplishment Knowledge Man Place Purpose Time Wisdom
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
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Charity End Fear Ignorance Poor Poverty

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