Chanakya Quotes on Kings & Queens (9 Quotes)

Religion is preserved by wealth knowledge by diligent practice a king by conciliatory words and a home by a dutiful housewife.

The prostitute has to forsake a man who has no money, the subject a king that cannot defend him, the birds a tree that bears no fruit, and the guests a house after they have finished their meals.

Separation from the wife, disgrace from one's own people, an enemy saved in battle, service to a wicked king, poverty, and a mismanaged assembly these six kinds of evils, if afflicting a person, burn him even without fire.

It is ruinous to be familiar with the king, fire, the religious preceptor, and a woman. To be altogether indifferent of them is to be deprived of the opportunity to benefit ourselves, hence our association with them must be from a safe distance.

If the king is virtuous, then the subjects are also virtuous. If the king is sinful, then the subjects also become sinful. If he is mediocre, then the subjects are mediocre. The subjects follow the example of the king. In short, as is the king so are the subjects.

He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.

Who is there who, having become rich, has not become proud What licentious man has put an end to his calamities What man in this world has not been overcome by a woman Who is always loved by the king

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.

Friendship between equals flourishes, service under a king is respectable, it is good to be business-minded in public dealings, and a handsome lady is safe in her own home.