“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.” IfsSubjectsKingsEnergetic Author:Chanakya
“Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.” MenHouseDoubtTreeKingsDestructionAnother ManCounselor Author:Chanakya
“The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.” PeopleInspirationalChildrenSleepDogFoolOughtKingsSevenTigersAwakenedSerpentSmall ChildWasps Author:Chanakya
“Religion is preserved by wealth; knowledge by diligent practice; a king by conciliatory words; and a home by a dutiful housewife.” HomeWealthPracticeKingsHousewifeDiligent Author:Chanakya
“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.” PersonsMadeTwoWholeCausesDecisionOpinionSuccessfulDoubtKingsIntellectWideInvisibleAdministrationMinistersVisibleBeing SuccessfulConsiderationSovereignSingle PersonSusceptibleDeliberationInferenceClearance Author:Chanakya
“The king shall singly deliberate over secret matters; for ministers have their own ministers, and these latter some of their own; this kind of successive line of ministers tends to the disclosure of counsels.” KindMatterLinesSecretKingsAdministrationMinistersLatterDeliberateDisclosure Author:Chanakya
“The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.” OpportunityLosesKingsIntegrity Author:Chanakya
“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless likewise, but also eat into his works.” IfsSubjectsKingsIntegrityRecklessEnergetic Author:Chanakya
“He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.” WisdomCommunityPathKingsEmbraceForsake Author:Chanakya
“The power of a king lies in his mighty arms; that of a brahmana in his spiritual knowledge; and that of a woman in her beauty youth and sweet words.” WisdomSpiritualLyingYouthSweetArmsKingsWords Of WisdomHer BeautySpiritual KnowledgeSweet Words Author:Chanakya
