Chanakya Quotes - Page 6

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• Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.

  Chanakya

  Kings, Home, Practice

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• Everynbody tries not to reveal his weaknesses, so that he may not be ridiculed. Specially before the enemy. One's weakpoits shold not be revealed. Becaues ohe canstrike on those to ruin us. So one shold remain strong before the enemy.

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  Strong, Political, Enemy

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• Even a captured enemy is not to be trusted.

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  Political, Enemy, Captured

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• One who is to be pardoned should not be harassed.

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  Political, Should

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• An enemy should be struck at his weak point.

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  Political, Enemy, Weak Points

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• He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who knows the limits of his anger.

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  Men, Limits, Speak

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• The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible.

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  Mean, Political, Tasks

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• A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.

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  Fear, Long, May

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• Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.

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  Kings, Men, House

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• A ruler wishing to win shold not trust a cpterued enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enemity, however, concealed, will ruerely come to light.

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  Winning, Light, Political

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• Defect in one's limb ruins a man.

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  Men, Political, Ruins

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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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  Inspirational, Grief, Loss

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• It is narual for enemy to attack on the weaker side of the adversary.

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  Political, Enemy, Sides

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• Education beats the beauty and the youth.

  Chanakya

  Education, Learned Person, Youth

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• Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable.

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  Awards, Punishment, People

  "Arthashastra" by Kautilya, translated by R. Shamasastry, Book I, (Ch. 4), 1915.

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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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  Taken, Medicine, Drunk

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• He who has wealth has friends.

  Chanakya

  Wealth

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• The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter how ripe it might become.

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  Wisdom, Sweet, Men

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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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• A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his wealth.

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  Fate, Men, Political

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• No amount of advice change his attitude. He does not listed to good advice. Rather he gets angry.

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  Attitude, Advice, Political

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• Foolishness is indeed painful, and verily so is youth, but more painful by far than either is being obliged in another person's house.

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  House, Youth, Painful

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• Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. For punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment; while punishment, when ill-awarded under the influence of greed and anger or owing to ignorance, excites fury even among hermits and ascetics dwelling in forests, not to speak of householders.

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  Ignorance, Punishment, Dwelling

  "Arthashastra". Book by Chanakya, Translated by R. Shamasastry. Bangalore: Government Press, Book I: "Concerning Discipline", Chapter 4 "Determination of the Place of Varta and of Dandaniti", 1915.

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• It is better to be without a king than to have a bad one.

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  Kings

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• If people of one''s own side have good conduct, it adds power to oneself. The misconduct on the contrary render one powerless. The enemy taks advantage of it. A skilled statesman never allows enemy to win over.

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  Winning, People, Political

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