Chanakya Quotes on Money & Wealth (17 Quotes)

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.

One should save his money against hard times, save his wife at the sacrifice of his riches, but invariably one should save his soul even at the sacrifice of his wife and riches.

One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich (if he is learned) but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.

Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty righteous conduct, for high birth success for learning and proper spending for wealth.

He who is not shy in the acquisition of wealth, grain and knowledge, and in taking his meals, will be happy

What is there to be enjoyed in the world of Lord Indra for one whose wife is loving and virtuous, who possesses wealth, who has a well-behaved son endowed with good qualities, and who has a grandchildren born of his children

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

He who regards another's wife as his mother, the wealth that does not belong to him as a lump of mud, and the pleasure and pain of all other living beings as his own -- truly sees things in the right perspective, and he is a true pandit.

A wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him.

He who loses his money is forsaken by his friends, his wife, his servants and his relations yet when he regains his riches those who have forsaken him come back to him. Hence wealth is certainly the best of relations.

Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained but this body when lost may never be acquired again.

He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his heaven here on earth.

He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures within his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every step.

One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

Do not say, What what fear has a rich man of calamity When riches begin to forsake one even the accumulated stock dwindles away.

Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.

Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife do not quarrel.