Chanakya Neeti

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10. It is ruinous to be familiar with the king, fire, the religious preceptor,
and a woman. To be altogether indifferent of them is to be deprived of
the opportunity to benefit ourselves, hence our association with them
must be from a safe distance.

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11. We should always deal cautiously with fire, water, women, foolish
people, serpents, and members of a royal family; for they may, when
the occasion presents itself, at once bring about our death.

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12. He should be considered to be living who is virtuous and pious, but the
life of a man who is destitute of religion and virtues is void of any
blessing.

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13. If you wish to gain control of the world by the performance of a single
deed, then keep the following fifteen, which are prone to wander here
and there, from getting the upper hand of you: the five sense objects
(objects of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch); the five sense organs
(ears, eyes, nose, tongue and skin) and organs of activity (hands, legs,
mouth, genitals and anus).

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14. He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the
occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who
knows the limits of his anger.

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15 One single object (a woman) appears in three different ways: to the man
who practices austerity it appears as a corpse, to the sensual it appears
as a woman, and to the dogs as a lump of flesh.

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16. A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has
well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic
conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may
have been offered; or slang he may have heard.

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17. The cuckoos remain silent for a long time (for several seasons) until
they are able to sing sweetly (in the Spring ) so as to give joy to all.

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18. We should secure and keep the following: the blessings of meritorious
deeds, wealth, grain, the words of the spiritual master, and rare
medicines. Otherwise life becomes impossible.

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19. Eschew (Avoid) wicked company and associate with saintly persons.
Acquire virtue day and night, and always meditate on that which is
eternal forgetting that which is temporary.

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN

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1.  For one whose heart melts with compassion for all creatures; what is 
the necessity of knowledge, liberation, matted hair on the head, and
smearing the body with ashes.

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2. There is no treasure on earth the gift of which will cancel the debt a
disciple owes his guru for having taught him even a single letter ( that
leads to Krishna consciousness).

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3. 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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4. He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, as a glutton, speaks
unkindly and sleeps after sunrise -- although he may be the greatest
personality -- will lose the favour of Lakshmi.