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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• 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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  Dirty, Sleep, Personality

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• One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

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  Political, Weakness, Should

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

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  Integrity, Men, Deeds

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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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• 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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• 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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• There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

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  Friendship, Education, Self

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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 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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• There is no disease so destructive as lust.

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  Lust, Disease, Destructive

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• Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.

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  Political, Enemy, Friendly

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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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• As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

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  Inspirational, Wisdom, Emotion

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• If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.

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  Kings, Energetic, Subjects

  "Arthashastra" by Kautilya, translated by R. Shamasastry, Book I, (Ch. 19), 1915.

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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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  Wisdom, Men, Noble Man

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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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• 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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• 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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  Wisdom, Body, Merit

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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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  Inspirational, Dog, Kings

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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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• One who is in search of knowledge should give up the search of pleasure and the one who is in search of pleasure should give up the search of knowledge.

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  Giving Up, Giving, Pleasure

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• Union in privacy (with one's wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow.

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  Wife, Crow, Unions

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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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• 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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