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Religion Quotes by Chanakya
- God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
- As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
- Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
- Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.
- 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…
- He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures within his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every…
- All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of…
- A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he…
- Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.
- He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise - although he may be the greatest personality…
- Eschew wicked company and associate with saintly persons. Acquire virtue day and night, and always meditate on that which is eternal forgetting that which is…
- We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour,like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot…
- He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man…
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