A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest
people are hooked 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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"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."*
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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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"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your
temple." *
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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth." *
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"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such
friendships will never give you any happiness." *
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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." *