265 Quotes by Chanakya

Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in the sun.

When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees.

Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.

Love is indicated by deeds (and not by words)

A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them.

He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

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.

Education beats the beauty and the youth.