Chanakya Quotes
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
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One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
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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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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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न कृतार्थानां मारणाभयम्
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Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
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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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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?
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सुखस्य मुलं धर्मः
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The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
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God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.
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It 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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If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
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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 directions.
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All urgent calls he shall hear at once, but never put off; for when postponed, they will prove too hard or impossible to accomplish.
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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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A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
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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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A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.
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Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.
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There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.
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The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.
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Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.