If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation? Chanakya More Quotes by Chanakya More Quotes From Chanakya 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. Chanakya limits speak men Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Chanakya yield learning desire 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. Chanakya tree sweet son O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet. Chanakya wise sweet men 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 his heaven here on earth. Chanakya wife heaven son Fate being unfavorable( or without god's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish) Chanakya fate political grace It is better to be without a king than to have a bad one. Chanakya kings People's Fury is above all the furies. Chanakya fury people We should not feel pride in our charity, austerity, valour, scriptural knowledge, modestyandmorality for the world is full of the rarest gems. Chanakya pride wisdom world For the protection of state and welfare of the people, a ruler shold collect all types of wealth. By suing devices of sama, dama , danda, bheda , he shold increase income of the state, strong administration helps in collecting different type of taxes fro exchequer. Chanakya political strong people A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his wealth. Chanakya fate political men He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined. Chanakya vision wisdom men Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly utilised. Chanakya birth noble wisdom Swans live wherever there is water, and leave the place where water dries up; let not a man act so - and comes and goes as he pleases. Chanakya swans wisdom men 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. Chanakya lines kings secret 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. Chanakya reckless kings integrity There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it. Chanakya wicked inspirational men Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. Chanakya ornaments excellence wisdom The Goddess of wealth is unsteady, and so is the life breath. The duration of life is uncertain, and the place of habitation is uncertain; but in all this inconsistent world religious merit alone is immovable. Chanakya duration religious world Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction. Chanakya kings house men