Chanakya Niti – Chapter 7.

If you are facing loss in business, your heart is broken then it will best not to share the information with others. Also, one must not discuss scandals of family and incidence of getting insulted/cheated.

You should be shameless when it comes about learning something, dealing in business and having food.

You are happy only when your mind it at peace; running after wealth is simply an act of foolishness.

One must be satisfied with whatever he has as wife, wealth, and income. Anyhow one must never get satisfied with the knowledge and act of charity.

One must never get in-between two scholars, fire, husband- wife, master-servant, and a plough & Oxen.

Never touch fire, teacher, virgin, baby, and cow with your feet or else you will face quick destruction.

It is considered safe to be five arms away from a bullock cart, ten arms away from a horse, thousand arms from an elephant. Anyhow, a single wicked person will be a threat in whole country.

You require a goad to tame an elephant, a whip to train a horse, and a stick to control your cattle. In similar manner a wicked person cannot be controlled with mere words. (Sword)

A brahmin becomes happy on viewing tasty food, a peacock on listening rumble of clouds. Also, a person with good soul becomes happy on looking happiness of others while an evil person gains happiness from misfortune of others.

One can appease a stronger enemy and can throw an order to a weaker one. Anyhow, when both of you are equal in strength; act wisely.

The power of a king lies in his sword, the power of a scholar lies in his knowledge and that of a woman lies in her beauty.

Swans live in lakes with blue water and leave it when the lake starts drying. Men must not change their residence so often.

Money earned must kept circulating and put to some good use. Just like the water of a pond having inflow and outflow systems is clean. On the other hand Water-logged ponds collect dirt in them.

Money plays a very significant role in human life. On having money the person is given respect, considered wise, and preferred by women.

Men having faith in God, doing charities, serving Brahmins, and with polite nature enjoy heavenly pleasure in real world.

Men having no command on their tone, in company of wicked persons, and in poverty experience hell even being alive.

A tail of a dog cannot protect its shame nor offers any effective protection against ticks and flies. So is the condition of a man with little knowledge.

A person with polite tone, pure-heart, compassionate, and self disciplined nature is one who qualifies for Nirvana.

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