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.
CHANAKYAWealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
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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.
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Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.
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If one limb of the body is defected or inflicted with, disease, the whole feels that pain. Some way if any department, minister or official of the state is faulty, the whole country is effected. An administrator should try hard to curb it.
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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 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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Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
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A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle simply because he sits on the top of a tall building?
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A learned man is honored by the people. A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honored everywhere.
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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.
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?
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Your feelings are your god.
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All types of riches should be amassed by all means.
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