Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
CHANAKYATill the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
CHANAKYAOur bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit.
CHANAKYAThe world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
CHANAKYAHe who has wealth has friends.
CHANAKYANever make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
CHANAKYALearning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.
CHANAKYATest a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
CHANAKYAEvil person causes harm even if treated well.
CHANAKYADo 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.
CHANAKYADo not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
CHANAKYAWhat good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?
CHANAKYAConsidersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.
CHANAKYAThe forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.
CHANAKYAHe who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
CHANAKYAThere are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
CHANAKYAIt is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.
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