“A wicked wife, a foolish friend, an ill tongued servant and a house infested with serpents will undoubtedly bring death.Chanakya
“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.Chanakya
“Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.Chanakya
“A person becomes great not by sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. A crow does not become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building.Chanakya
“Never believe the wicked though they are sweet tongued. The honey is only in the tip of their tongue–the heart is full of venom.Chanakya
“There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.Chanakya