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Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.

Chanakya

Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
CHANAKYA

Devotion Family Friendship God Relative Respect
Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
CHANAKYA

Death Friendship Home Journey Learning Medicine Religious Sick Wife
The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.
CHANAKYA

Ability Determination Employment Impossible King Possible Rule
The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
CHANAKYA

Beautiful Big Power Woman World Youth
The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.
CHANAKYA

Fools Master Secret Stupidity Talk
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.
CHANAKYA

Equality Happiness Mercy Mindset Satisfaction Virtue
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.
CHANAKYA

Action Born Control Evil Lust Man Proud Rich See Sin
A friend, even if he be the enemy’s son , should be protected.
CHANAKYA

Enemy Friendship Protection Son
They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
CHANAKYA

Betrayal Mindset Trust
Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
CHANAKYA

Charity End Fear Ignorance Poor Poverty
One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.
CHANAKYA

Oneself Reveal Weakness
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
CHANAKYA

Character Direction Flower Fragrance Goodness Person Wind
Considersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.
CHANAKYA

Abuse Compassionate Justice Person
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.
CHANAKYA

Question Reason Satisfaction Start Success Thinking Work Yourself
My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth.
CHANAKYA

Abandonment Born Children Clean Death Desire Freedom Gratitude Mercy Truth
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
CHANAKYA

Business Deal Eat Give Up Happiness Knowledge Money Shy

Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.

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