Chanakya Quotes - Page 5

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• 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.

  Chanakya

  Wise, Men, Class

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• This sutra enjoins a rule of morality. It says nobody should be disrespected. A man can impress evdrybnody by his virtues. Disrespecting others means downfall of our own virtues. A person who disrespects others, in a way disrespect himself. A virtuous man does not disrespect his friend or vevn his enemy. Disrespect to enemy can investigate him toreact. The best thing is to destroy him completely. For a ruler this is very important.

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  Mean, Men, Political

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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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• The beauty of a cuckoo is in its notes, that of a woman in her unalloyed devotion to her husband, that of an ugly person in his scholarship, and that of an ascetic in his forgiveness.

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  Husband, Cuckoos, Asceticism

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• The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.

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  Fire, Tree, Political

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• The fire of the forest burns trees to ashes. Even expensive sandalwood tree which is endowed with qualities of cooling and fragrance, cannot escape from burning. In the same way wicked cause harm to their benefactors also.

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  Fire, Tree, Political

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• This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.

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  Sweet, Two, Voice

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• What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?.

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  Heart, Austerity, Vices

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• Considersing the forebearance of a person, Do not harass him.

  Chanakya

  Political, Persons

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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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• A friend, even if he be the enemy's son , should be protected.

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  Inspirational, Son, Political

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• Defect in one's limb ruins a man.

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  Men, Political, Ruins

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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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• A tolerant person should not be harrased. The subject or the ruled ones generally is loyal to the ruler. The people tak to revolt when they are helpless. The duty of the ruler is that his humble people mey not tak to revolt being suppressed by his bad polity. Considering the forbearance of the subject, do not ill behave with them so that they may feel oppressed.

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  Humble, People, Political

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• He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

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  Education, Heart, Mind

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• Low minded people are fraudulent, wicked and chaeat. They shouldnot be trusted. To h ave faith in low minded ones is mistake in policy and useless because they are not trustworthy. An administrator should not invited calamity by trusting the low minded ones.

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  Mistake, People, Political

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• In trans-border relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies or even permanent borders. There are only permanent interests and everything should be done to secure these interests.

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  Enemy, Borders, Done

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• People's Fury is above all the furies.

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  People, Fury

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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.

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  Family, Son, Tree

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

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  Political, Should

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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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• 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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• Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death.

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  Wisdom, Religious, Journey

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• Even as the unborn babe is in the womb of his mother, these five are fixed as his life destiny: his life span, his activities, his acquisition of wealth and knowledge, and his time of death.

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  Mother, Destiny, Religion

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