Thoughts of Chanakya about gaining wisdom as explained by Barry Nirmal

He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
A snake, even if it is not venomous, should still spread its fangs. No one knows whether it has venom or not. Just by pretending, people will become afraid of it.
Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, (i.e. do not tell your secrets to him) for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.
He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
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.
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.
A wise person should never tell anyone about the following things:
  • About loss of fortune,
  • About pain in the heart,
  • About bad character of one of family members,
  • About having been cheated by someone,
  • About having been insulted.
All desires of a person are never attained, because each person has his or her own fate. Hence one should be satisfied with one's life and achievements, however humble they may be.

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