Enemys actions should be watched.

The weak should seek refuge in the strong.

One who desires speedy accomplishments of tasks does not look to the stars to know his
fortune. Rational prognostics are superior to stars in guidance.
Equal attention should be paid to the performance of righteous duty duty, acquisition of
material wealth and enjoyment of physical pleasures. ny of these if e!cessi"ely
indulged harms itself and the other two.
That mother and that father are enemies who do not gi"e education to their children.
#hildren should obey their parents and should look after them when they are in difficulty.
The mirage looks like water. n enemy can look like friend.
$n the fight between the dog and pig, the ultimate "ictory is that of pariah who gets the
meat to eat.
dog on land drags crocodile. crocodile in water drags dog, the place of fight is
important.
nger is the origin of all legal disputes, murder also results from anger.
One should not argue with intelligent, the foolish, friends, teachers and the belo"ed.
One who is not calm and collected cannot accomplish the task.
One should decide first and then commence the task.
%rosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
The one who knows the means makes impossible possible.
Those who blindly belie"e in destiny do not achie"e anything.
&e who does not see action is blind.
The one who knows cow's nature gets the milk.
(lawless jobs are rare.
There is no attraction equal to gift.
)ting of words is stronger than fire.
"oid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is
like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.
$ can go on quoting him like this, there are many meaningful quotes like these
mentioned in his books 'Arthashastra' and 'Neetishastra'. These quotes co"er "ariety
of subjects starting with ethics to economics, politics to philosophy, sex to scholastic.
fter reading his most of the work there is no doubt that he was visionary and his
theories of administration are one of the best. *ut as +. , )ubramanian says it will
be however incorrect to assume that his thinking was not limited in certain aspects,
especially his views about women. This might be because of social en"ironment of that
time and his limited personal e!perience with women. &e li"ed in male
dominated society where women had limited influence and scope. This must ha"e created
hea"y bias in his "iews about women, some of his "iews about women are not "ery kind
and not at all rele"ant in today's world.
$ don't know what made him to conclude that women cannot be trusted and
ha"e inherent tendencies of low moral character and falsehood. -ay be he wrote these
things on purpose to a"oind distraction of his male students but some views he expressed
about women are totally outrageous and insulting to them, for e!ample ha"e a look at
following lines,