Wise men should never go into a country where there are no means of earning one's livelihood, where the people have no dread of anybody, have no sense of shame, no intelligence, or a charitable disposition.
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That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.Chanakya
If the bees which seek the liquid oozing from the head of a lust-intoxicated elephant are driven away by the flapping of his ears, then the elephant has lost only the ornament of his head. The bees are quite happy in the lotus filled lake.
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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.
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There are two ways to get rid of thorns and wicked persons using footwear in the first case and in the second shaming them so that they cannot raise their faces again thus keeping them at a distance.
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Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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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.
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