“As a whole forest becomes fragrant by the existence of a single tree with sweet-smelling blossoms in it, so a family becomes famous by the birth of a virtuous son.” WholeExistenceTreeSonSweetBirthForestsVirtuous Author:Chanakya
“The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.” PoliticalFireTreeForestsForest FiresSandalwood Author:Chanakya
“The fire of the forest burns trees to ashes. Even expensive sandalwood tree which is endowed with qualities of cooling and fragrance, cannot escape from burning. In the same way wicked cause harm to their benefactors also.” WayPoliticalCausesQualityFireTreeHarmForestsBurningExpensiveWickedAshesFragranceBenefactorsCoolingSandalwood Author:Chanakya
“Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.” PersonsBreakTreeFoolSticksFruitDryBowsVirtuous 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
“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.” PeopleShouldFirstsPersonsCuttingTreeHonestIntegrityStrategistHonest PeopleHonest PersonBitter TruthNot Honest Author:Chanakya
“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.” IfsDoeWholeReligionCausesFamilyTreeSonForestsWhole FamilyWitheredRascalsWoods And ForestsWithered Tree Author:Chanakya
“Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.” LeftEducationCuttingTreeStandingForestsCrookedDealingsWoods And Forests Author:Chanakya
“The rain water enlivens all living beings of the earth both movable (insects, animals, humans, etc.) and immovable (plants, trees, etc.), and then returns to the ocean it value multiplied a million fold.” HumansRealityEarthValuesWaterAnimalMillionsTreeReturnOceanRainPlantEtcInsectsFoldsPlant A TreeRain Water Author:Chanakya
“Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.” MenInspirationalPoorCompanySupportWiseTreeBearsCitizensBirdWeakFruitNestsPoor Man Author:Chanakya
“It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe fruits and spring water, to lie down on grass and to wear the ragged barks of trees than to live amongst one's relations when reduced to poverty.” LyingWaterPovertyTreeSpringRelationFruitOneselfGrassElephantsTigersJungleRipeBarkRaggedRipe FruitSpring Water Author:Chanakya
“This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.” WorldTwoVoiceCompanyTreeThis WorldSweetFruitBitterGentlemanNectar Author:Chanakya
“Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one's own sins.” WisdomEvilSinPovertyTreeSorrowDiseaseFruitImprisonment Author:Chanakya
