Every relationship has one or the other motive behind it. Friendship or enemity are not purposeless.Oneness of motive is turned into friendship. While diversity of motive cause enemity. Royal relationships also depend uypon one or theother purpose. But such relatins ar mainly for the welfare of the state.

Virtuous persons and fruit-laden trees bow, but fools and dry sticks break because they do not bend.

The foolish wish to speak out what was spoken in secret by the master.

The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

A ruler wishing to win shold not trust a cpterued enemy even if he may be extending had to be friend. Because deep rooted enemity, however, concealed, will ruerely come to light.

A person or a ruler who executes his plans (of public welfare) after due consideration, the prosperity stands with him for a longer period.