A still-born son is superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.
CHANAKYAReligion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
More Chanakya Quotes
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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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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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Do 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.
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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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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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Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
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Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man’s true wealth.
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Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly utilised.
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A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
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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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Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
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Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
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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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