"If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless lik…"

"All urgent calls he shall hear at once, but never put off; for when postponed, they will prove too hard or impossible…"

"The king who is situated anywhere immediately on the circumference of the conqueror's territory is termed the enemy. …"

"The area extending from the Himalayas in the north to the sea and a thousand yojanas wide from east to west is the ar…"

"Ravana, unwilling under the influence of vanity to restore a stranger's wife, as well as Duryodhana to part with a po…"

"Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal t…"

"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first."

"Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms."

"Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately e…"

"Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contem…"