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.
CHANAKYAThe world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
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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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This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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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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Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.
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Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is wealthy; and a burning lamp during the daytime is useless.
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He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
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It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe fruits and spring water, to lie down on grass and to wear the ragged barks of trees than to live amongst one’s relations when reduced to poverty.
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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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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.
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Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
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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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Love is indicated by deeds. (and not by words)
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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
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The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.
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There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
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Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.
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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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Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
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The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.
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The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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