Enemies strike at weak points.

Enemies strike at weak points.

Chanakya

Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.

Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.

Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.

Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.

The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.

The forest fire burns even tree like sandalwood.

A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.

A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.

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.

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.

The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.

The low minded are fond of deception the nature of low-minded people never changes.

We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour,like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.

We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour,like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer.

He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.

He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.

Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.

Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.

A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.

A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.

One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.

Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.

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?

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?

A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace

A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace

What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?

What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?

There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.

There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems.

The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.

The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.

A low-minded person should not be given good advice.

A low-minded person should not be given good advice.