Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
CHANAKYAThose base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
More Chanakya Quotes
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Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.
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The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
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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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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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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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If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.
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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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Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.
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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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He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
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Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.
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Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.
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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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A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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