The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.
CHANAKYALakshmi, 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.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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There is no disease so destructive as lust.
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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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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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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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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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Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.
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Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
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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.
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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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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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Time perfects men as well as destroys them.
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Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
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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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