Chanakya Quotes

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• Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

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  Judging, Black, Coal

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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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  Integrity, Cutting, People

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• A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

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  Integrity, Men, Deeds

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• The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.

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  People, Political, Deception

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• Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.

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  Wisdom, Trying, Poison

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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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  Inspirational, Encouraging, People

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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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  Inspirational, Beauty, Education

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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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  Rivers, Ashes, Flow

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• God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

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  God, Idols, Soul

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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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  Wise, Crazy, Insane

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• A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he sits on the top of a tall building.

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  Greatness, Men, Eagles

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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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  Sister, Mother, Morning

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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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  Inspirational, Dog, Stupid People

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• The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

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  Education, Secret, Guru

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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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  Education, Flower, Wind

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• Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

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  Education, Stupid, Book

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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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  Inspirational, Children, Kids

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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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  Bad Friend, Light, Secret

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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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  Relationship, Adversity, Wife

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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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  Husband, Ignorance, Army

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• What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?.

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  Heart, Austerity, Vices

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• 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?

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  Eagles, Crow, Quality

  "The Agni and the Ecstasy: Collected Essays of Steven J. Rosen". Book by Steven J. Rosen, June 2012.

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• The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.

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  Speaks Out, Political, Secret

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• Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

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  Inspirational, Work, Successful

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• The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.

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  Fire, Tree, Political

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