A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.
ChanakyaAs a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
ChanakyaAt the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly man never changes.
ChanakyaTime perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
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