He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
A person or a ruler who executes his plans (of public welfare) after due consideration, the prosperity stands with him for a… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
He who look at a woman who is not his wife as a mother; wealth that is not his as dust and… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and his relations; yet when he regains his… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
For the protection of state and welfare of the people, a ruler shold collect all types of wealth. By suing devices of… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Save your wealth against future calamity. Do not say, "what fear has a rich man of calamity?" Wealth sometimes vanishes away and… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The Goddess of wealth is unsteady, and so is the life breath. The duration of life is uncertain, and the place of… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The ruler should employ person in tasks according to their abilities because Knowers ( or the means ) and efficient employees make impossible tasks also possible. — Chanakya Copy Share
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought… — Chanakya Copy Share
Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore… — Chanakya Copy Share
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment. — Chanakya Copy Share
Every relationship has one or the other motive behind it. Friendship or enemity are not purposeless.Oneness of motive is turned into friendship. While diversity… — Chanakya Copy Share
The beauty of a cuckoo is in its notes, that of a woman in her unalloyed devotion to her husband, that of an ugly… — Chanakya Copy Share
Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while… — Chanakya Copy Share
The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and… — Chanakya Copy Share
What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he… — Chanakya Copy Share
Sometimes coincidentally an unintelligent person can accomplish a task but that does not mean that he is a knower of means and device or… — Chanakya Copy Share
He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has… — Chanakya Copy Share
Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit. — Chanakya Copy Share
