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Letter "C" » Chanakya Quotes
«Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.»
Author: Chanakya
(Politician, strategist, Writer)
| Keywords:
awaked, awakes, awaking, beings, kills, perfects
«The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.»
«A wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him.»
Author: Chanakya
(Politician, strategist, Writer)
| Keywords:
befallen, befalling, befalls, befell, vexations
«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.»
«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.»
«In this world, whose family is there without blemish? Who is free from sickness and grief? Who is forever happy?»
«He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined.»
«A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.»
«By preparing a garland for a Deity with one's own hand; by grinding sandal paste for the Lord with one's own hand; and by writing sacred texts with one's own hand -- one becomes blessed with opulence equal to that of Indra.»
«Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure.»
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