Chanakya
Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.Collection: Kings
Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.Collection: Kings
He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who knows the limits of his anger.Collection: Men
There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.Collection: Wisdom
An enemy should be struck at his weak point.Collection: Political
Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. For punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment; while punishment, when ill-awarded under the influence of greed and anger or owing to ignorance, excites fury even among hermits and ascetics dwelling in forests, not to speak of householders.Collection: Ignorance
A still-born son os superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment while the latter like a blazing fire consumes his parents in grief for life.Collection: Grief
The disgrace of one's people brings sorrow to the Nobel minded.Collection: Inspirational
Task performed by an unintelligent person should not be rated high.Collection: Inspirational
No deliberation made by a single person will be successful; the nature of the work which a sovereign has to do is to be inferred from the consideration of both the visible and invisible causes. The clearance of doubts as to whatever is susceptible of two opinions, and the inference of the whole when only a part is seen is possible of decision only by ministers. Hence the king shall sit at deliberation with persons of wide intellect.Collection: Kings
Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present condition, because time has the power to change black coal into a shiny diamond.Collection: Adversity
Everynbody tries not to reveal his weaknesses, so that he may not be ridiculed. Specially before the enemy. One’s weakpoits shold not be revealed. Becaues ohe canstrike on those to ruin us. So one shold remain strong before the enemy.Collection: Strong