Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The king shall singly deliberate over secret matters; for ministers have their own ministers, and these latter some of their own; this… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Chankaya is referring there to the probibition of entry of the untrustworthy in the counsel-room. Disloyal persons foolishly speak out the secrets… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment. — Chanakya Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
