He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
CHANAKYAA 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.
More Chanakya Quotes
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She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
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People’s Fury is above all the furies.
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Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.
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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.
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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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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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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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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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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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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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The beauty of a cuckoo is in its notes, that of a woman in her unalloyed devotion to her husband, that of an ugly person in his scholarship, and that of an ascetic in his forgiveness.
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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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An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.
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Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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