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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.

Chanakya

Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
CHANAKYA

Break Fools Fruit Person Stupidity Tree Virtual
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
CHANAKYA

Action Carry Determination Execution Reveal Secret Thinking Wisdom
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.
CHANAKYA

Bitter Company Fruit Man Place World
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.
CHANAKYA

Earth Nature Power Shine Sun Support Truth Wind
A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
CHANAKYA

Destroy Enemy Money Pay
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.
CHANAKYA

Animal Burden Carry Cold Learning Mindset Satisfaction
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
CHANAKYA

Animal Children Dog Fools King People Sleep
A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?
CHANAKYA

Animal Greatness Person Quality Simplicity Standard
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
CHANAKYA

Difficult Fortune Friendship Judgement Relationship Servant Service Trouble Wife
Enemies strike at weak points.
CHANAKYA

Attack Enemy One Liner Weakness
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.
CHANAKYA

Day Fall Food Gift Rain Sea Waste Wealth
A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.
CHANAKYA

Control Deep Fear Yourself
How well you treat the wicked people, they don’t give up their wickedness. They derive pleasure in hurting others. A serpent made to drink milk, it ejects poison only.
CHANAKYA

Character Drink Give Up Happiness Hurt People Poison
Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one’s own sins.
CHANAKYA

Born Evil Fruit Oneself Poor Poverty Prison Sick Sin Tree
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?
CHANAKYA

Body Control Death Distance Health Save Soul Try Yourself
Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
CHANAKYA

Animal Carry Family Man River Royal Trust Weapon Woman

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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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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