Chanakya Neeti

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7. Keep one thousand cubits away from an elephant, a hundred from a
horse, ten from a horned beast, but keep away from the wicked by
leaving the country.

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8. An elephant is controlled by a goad (ankusha), a horse by a slap of the
hand, a horned animal with the show of a stick, and a rascal with a
sword.

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9. Brahmanas find satisfaction in a good meal, peacocks in the peal of
thunder, a sadhu in seeing the prosperity of others, and the wicked in
the misery of others.

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10. Conciliate a strong man by submission, a wicked man by opposition,
and the one whose power is equal to yours by politeness or force.

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11. The power of a king lies in his mighty arms; that of a brahmana in his
spiritual knowledge; and that of a woman in her beauty youth and sweet
words.

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12. 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.

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13. Swans live wherever there is water, and leave the place where water
dries up; let not a man act so -- and come and go as he pleases.

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14. Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water
is saved by letting out stagnant water.

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15. He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is
respected as a man.

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16. The following four characteristics of the denizens of heaven may be
seen in the residents of this earth planet; charity, sweet words, worship
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and satisfying the needs of
brahmanas.

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17. The following qualities of the denizens of hell may characterise men on
earth; extreme wrath, harsh speech, enmity with one's relations, the
company with the base, and service to men of low extraction.

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18. 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.

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19. 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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20. Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and the of a compassionate
heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

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21. As you seek fragrance in a flower, oil in the sesamum seed, fire in
wood, ghee in milk, and jaggery (guda) in sugarcane; so seek the spirit
that is in the body by means of discrimination.