Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

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

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

Chankaya is referring there to the probibition of entry of the untrustworthy in the counsel-room. Disloyal persons foolishly speak out the secrets of the counsel not knowing the harmful effects of the same. Disclosing the secrets of the counsel mars the welfare of the country.

Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in the sun.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.