Chanakya
Chanakya
Chanakya; flourished c. 4th century BCE) was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnu Gupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra. As such, he is considered the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire and not rediscovered until 1915...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
CountryIndia
The cuckoos remain silent for a long time (for several seasons) until they are able to sing sweetly (in the Spring) so as to give joy to all.
The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter how ripe it might become.
He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure.
He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.
As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?
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.
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful.
The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or bad) deeds of a man follow him.
Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.