Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.
ChanakyaDon't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
ChanakyaTime perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
ChanakyaSvanaja includes in itself the whole subject, officials and ministers. If there is something wrong in the conduct of these people, it would be damaging the state. An administrator should strictly deal with it.
ChanakyaEverybody has same or the other weakness. This eis also a a general tendency to conceal theee weaknesses. For people may not harm for these, but they will surely ridicule or make fun of. Friendship, of course feigned should be retained with enemy till his weakness is known. Let him remain elated.
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