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441The moon is the adornment of the stars; husband is the adornment of woman; the king is the adornment of the earth (country); learning is the adorment of all. Chanakya
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There is no adornment as good as education and leasrning -
454Those who are goodlooking, young and born in a good family do not shine if they are devoid of learning, just as the flowers of the kimshuka tree do not shine (i.e. attract people) because they are without fragrance. Chanakya
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A flower without fragrance and a man without learning are unworthy of people's attention -
483A friend whose talk is sweet in person but who spoils the job when out of sight should be abandoned like a pot of poison topped with milk. Chanakya
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Wisdom lies in differentiating between a good and bad friend -
548A wise man has all qualities in him, a fool has only faults. Therefore a single wise person is better than a thousand fools. Chanakya
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One wise man is enough to balance many fools -
656Scholarship and kingship can never be equated. A king is respected in his own kingdom whereas a scholar is respected everywhere. Chanakya
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A scholar is an universally accepted person -
439“Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.” Chanakya
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We have many things to learn from donkeys -
470“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” Chanakya
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The virtues of education -
450“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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A son with bad qualities will spoil the entire family -
447“Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth.” Chanakya
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Virtues add and glorify beauty of the person -
438“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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Truth is all powerful -
396“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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A man is responsible for his own deeds. He has to look after himself and his needs -
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Forgiving everything means understanding everything -
438“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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There is no better jewel than a pleasant disposition -
453“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.” Chanakya
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A child's destiny is scripted even when it is in the mother's womb -
445“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 value of education is immense -
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Beauty of a woman and the force and power of youth are the most powerful -
431“Who is there who has not been overcome by the ravages of time? What beggar has attained glory? Who has become happy by contracting the vices of the wicked?” Chanakya
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no none can escape from the ravages of time -
531“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.” Chanakya
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Different aspects will have different influences in our lives -
447“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.” Chanakya
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Water works on us differently on different timings of its consumption -
485“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.” Chanakya
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Be cautious about a wicked man