Conciliate a strong man by submission, a wicked man by opposition, and the one whose power is equal to yours by politeness or force.
More Quotes from Chanakya:
Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.Chanakya
O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.
Chanakya
What vice could be worse than covetousness What is more sinful than slander For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage
Chanakya
Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
Chanakya
Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty righteous conduct, for high birth success for learning and proper spending for wealth.
Chanakya
O see what a wonder it is The doings of the great are strange they treat wealth as light as a straw, yet, when they obtain it, they bend under its weight.
Chanakya
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Opposition Quotes, Power QuotesBased on Keywords: conciliate, politeness
It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.
Alan Rickman
The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.
Benjamin Disraeli
Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.
Jesse Owens