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"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first andhonest people are screwed first."

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

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

"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is nofriendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

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

"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure anddon't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."

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

"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."

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

"Whores don't live in company of poor men, citizens never support aweak company and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bearfruits."

"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul isyour temple."

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

"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status.Such friendships will never give you any happiness."

"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the nextfive years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them likea friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

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

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