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.
CHANAKYAHe 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.
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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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The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
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Your feelings are your god.
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Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.
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Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
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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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A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
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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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Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
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Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.
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There is no disease so destructive as lust.
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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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A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.
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They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
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God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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