Chanakya Quotes - Page 7

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• Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.

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  Wisdom, Water, Wealth

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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 the bees which seek the liquid oozing from the head of a lust-intoxicated elephant are driven away by the flapping of his ears, then the elephant has lost only the ornament of his head. The bees are quite happy in the lotus filled lake.

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  Elephants, Lakes, Lust

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• The house of a childless person is a void, all directions are void to one who has no relatives, the heart of a fool is also void, but to a poverty stricken man all is void.

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  Heart, Men, House

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• A still-born son os superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.

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  Grief, Son, Fire

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• Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

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  Education, Wisdom, Heart

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• He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures within his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every step.

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  Heart, Religion, Steps

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• Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in the sun.

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  Horse, Husband, Men

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• At the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly man never changes.

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  Wisdom, Ocean, Men

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• Fire, even if put on head, burns only.

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  Fire, Political, Ifs

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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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  Wisdom, Husband, Wife

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• Everybody has same or the other weakness. This eis also a a general tendency to conceal theee weaknesses. For people may not harm for these, but they will surely ridicule or make fun of. Friendship, of course feigned should be retained with enemy till his weakness is known. Let him remain elated.

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  Fun, People, Political

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• Wicked ones are like fire. Even if pu on hea, they burn only. They do not leave unhurt even their well - wishers and benefactors.

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  Fire, Political, Wicked

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• He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.

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  Wisdom, Kings, Community

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• Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.

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  Merit, Devotion, Lord

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• All types of riches should be amassed by all means.

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  Mean, Political, Riches

  "Maxims of Chanakya". Book by V. K. Subramanian, September 1980.

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• As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity.

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  Water, Tanks, Charity

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• Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment.

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  Wisdom, Hands, Contentment

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• My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison. Drink instead the nectar of forbearance, upright conduct, mercy, cleanliness and truth.

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  Children, Desire, Poison

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• Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

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  Inspirational, Wise, Men

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• The cuckoos remain silent for a long time (for several seasons) until they are able to sing sweetly (in the Spring) so as to give joy to all.

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  Wisdom, Spring, Long

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• The demerits of our own people bringh infamiy. Their disgrace is our own disgrace. That is why infamy os such people relly hurts . It is desifrable that the ruler or the administrator may work in a way that such disgraceful conduct may not occur.

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  Hurt, People, Political

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• He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings.

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  Practice, Twenties, Virtue

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• Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.

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  Wisdom, Heart, Two

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• The disgrace of one's people brings sorrow to the Nobel minded.

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  Inspirational, People, Political

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