Chanakya’s 9 unheard lessons: Brutal truths on money, honour and human nature
Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh
The fish in the water is silent, the animals on the earth are noisy, the bird in the air is singing. But man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth, and the music of the air.
Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water
Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country
Low class men desire wealth; middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's true wealth
A person becomes great not by sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
Prudence lies in not disclosing the following secrets to anyone: loss of one's wealth, personal tragedies, suspicion of a wife's conduct, and past public shame or disgrace.
A mere trickle of tiny drops of water can fill a pitcher. The same way, we must keep on collecting knowledge, Dharma, and money.
Too much beauty got Sita kidnapped, too much ego got Ravana killed and too much charity got Raja Bali in deep trouble. So too much of anything is bad. One should refrain from 'too much'
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