Monday, February 9, 2009

Chanakya's Quotes

"A person should not be too honest.
Straight trees are cut first
and Honest people are victimized first."

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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,
it should pretend to be venomous."

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"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody!  It will destroy you."


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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth."


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"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

   
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"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

 
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"Once you start working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it.

People who work sincerely are the happiest."

 
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"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind.
But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."


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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

 
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"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years.

For the next five years, scold them.
By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend.
Your grown up children are your best friends."


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"Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."

   
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"Education is the best friend.
An educated person is respected everywhere.
Education beats the beauty and the youth."

 

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Red Shirt and Yellow Trousers

A Spanish Naval captain was walking leisurely on his battleship when a subordinate rushes over to him and says "Sir, an enemy battleship is fast approaching us. We should be ready"  
 

The captain replies coolly "Go. Get my Red shirt." The subordinate rushes over and gets the Shirt for his captain. The captain wears the red shirt.  
 
 After some time, the enemy battleship comes in range. Consequently heavy rounds of fire are exchanged between the two battleships. After much effort, the Spanish win.  
  
 
The subordinate approaches his boss, "Congratulations for the victory sir, but why did you require the red shirt in the first place?"   
  
The captain replies "Because, during the war if I got injured then my blood should not have been seen as I did not want my men to lose hope and to fight with the same ferocity."
 
 Just then another subordinate rushes over. "Sir, we just spotted another 20 enemy battleships heading in our direction."  
  
The captain replies coolly "Go. Get my yellow trousers." :)