Indian - Politician | 350 BC - 275 BC
God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.
Chanakya
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Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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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.
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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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O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.
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If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
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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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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
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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.
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The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.
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One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
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