Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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  • “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.” -Chanakya

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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?” -Chanakya

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

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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.” -Chanakya

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

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  • “As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.” -Chanakya

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  • “As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.” -Chanakya

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  • “He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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  • “Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” -Chanakya

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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?” -Chanakya

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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.” -Chanakya

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  • “Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” -Chanakya

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  • A man is born alone and dies alone and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode. – Chanakya

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