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«Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.»
«Therefore kings gather round themselves men of good families, for they never forsake them either at the beginning, the middle or the end.»
«Religious austerities should be practiced alone, study by two, and singing by three. A journey should be undertaken by four, agriculture by five, and war by many together.»
«The hand is not so well adorned by ornaments as by charitable offerings; one does not become clean by smearing sandalwood paste upon the body as by taking a bath; one does not become so much satisfied by dinner as by having respect shown to him; and salvation is not attained by self-adornment as by cultivation of spiritual knowledge.»
Author: Chanakya
(Politician, strategist, Writer)
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adorning, adornments, adorns, offerings, ornaments, shown, smearing, smears
«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?»
Author: Chanakya
(Politician, strategist, Writer)
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austerities, cleanest, pilgrimages, slandered, slandering, Slanders
«Those parents who do not educate their sons are their enemies; for as is a crane among swans, so are ignorant so are ignorant sons in a public assembly.»
«Fate makes a beggar a king and a king a beggar. He makes a rich man poor and a poor man rich.»
«Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.»
«How can people be made happy in a petty kingdom? What peace can we expect from a rascal friend? What happiness can we have at home in the company of a bad wife? How can renown be gained by instructing an unworthy disciple?»
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