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We have already published Chanakya’s quotations; here are 31 more quotes from his Arthashastra book; that is the world’s first book on Economics , Statecraft and Politics.
Oct.2-Gandhi Jayanthi;10-Mahalaya amavasyai; 11- Navaratri begins; 18-Durga puja ; 19-Sarasvati puja, 20-Vijaya dasami /Dasara; 21- Madhwa Jayanthi, 28/29-Karva Chauth (Women pray for their husband’s long life).
Amavasyai/New moon Day- Oct.10; Purnima/Full moon Day-25;
Ekadasi- Hindu Fasting Days- 6 and 22;
Auspicious Days- October 25 and 30, 2026.
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MORE GOLDEN SAYINGS FROM ARTHASHASTRA OF CHANAKYA (KAUTILYA)
October 1 Thursday
A ruler should be approached like fire.
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October 2 Friday
The lust ridden cannot perform his task.
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October 3 Saturday
Even one with a fourfold army is destroyed if he is a slave of the senses.
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October 4 Sunday
Prosperity abandons one who is satisfied with wealth.
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October 5 Monday
A little effort accomplishes the task.
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October 6 Tuesday
A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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October 7 Wednesday
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious
about the future, men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
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October 8 Thursday
Friendship and enmity results from some cause.
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October 9 Friday
The one who is facing defeat should make peace.
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October 10 Saturday
Power is the cause of alliances.
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October 11 Sunday
One should not fight with a superior or equal.
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October 12 Monday
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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October 13 Tuesday
Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy it.
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October 14 Wednesday
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
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October 15 Thursday
Righteousness is the root of happiness.
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October 16 Friday
The prosperous one becomes the victorious one.
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October 17 Saturday
Economic prosperity creates prosperity for the people.
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October 18 Sunday
Wisdom results from the worship of elders.
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October 19 Monday
Worship of elders is the root of humility.
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October 20 Tuesday
Humility is the root of sense control.
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October 21 Wednesday
The state is the root of wealth.
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October 22 Thursday
To be without a master is better than having an arrogant master.
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October 23 Friday
There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
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October 24 Saturday
If the people are prosperous even a leaderless state can be governed.
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October 25 Sunday
The weak should seek refuge in the strong.
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October 26 Monday
Getting what has not been got, guarding it, developing it and then distributing it-these four constitute state policy.
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October 27 Tuesday
Refuge in the weak results in sorrow.
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October 28 Wednesday
If the people are prosperous even a leaderless state can be governed.
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October 29 Thursday
Ministerial advice should be kept secret from all quarters.
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October 30 Friday
When two persons quarrel, one should maintain an attitude of duplicity.
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October 31 Saturday
A person should not be too honest.
–Subham—
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