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.
CHANAKYAThe world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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Enemies strike at weak points.
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Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.
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A permanent relationship is dependent on particular purpose or wealth.
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There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
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All types of riches should be amassed by all means.
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He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise – although he may be the greatest personality – will lose the favour of Lakshmi.
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They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
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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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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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Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
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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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A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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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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