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Chanakya Quotes
«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.»
«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.»
«The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.»
«The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.»
«Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.»
«Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.»
«There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.»
«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.»
«There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.»