199 ordspråk av Chanakya
Chanakya
 As the man who digs obtains underground water by use of a shovel, so the student attains the knowledge possessed by his preceptor through his service. |
| Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top. |
| Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead. |
| Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person. |
| Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow. |
| By going to the den of a lion pearls from the head of an elephant may be obtained; but by visiting the hole of a jackal nothing but the tail of a calf or a bit of the hide of an ass may found. |
| 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. |
| Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear. |
| Conciliate a strong man by submission, a wicked man by opposition, and the one whose power is equal to yours by politeness or force. |
| Consider again and again the following: the right time, the right friends, the right place, the right means of income, the right ways of spending, and from whom you derive your power. |
| Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in the sun. |
| Contentment with little or nothing to eat although one may have a great appetite; to awaken instantly although one may be in a deep slumber; unflinching devotion to the master; and bravery; these six qualities should be learned from the dog. |
| Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing. |
| Do not inhabit a country where you are not respected, cannot earn your livelihood, have no friends, or cannot acquire knowledge. |
| Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words. |
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