Chapter 76: The Ways of Acquiring Wealth

Kural 751

There is nothing like wealth for lending consequence
to an inconsequential man.

Kural 752

Those who have nothing have everyone's contempt,
while the rich are exalted by one and all.

Kural 753

Wealth is an unfailing lamp whose light
reaches every imaginable land, dispelling darkness.

Kural 754

Riches acquired by mindful means, in a manner
that harms no one, will bring both piety and pleasure.

Kural 755

Wealth acquired without compassion and love
is to be cast off, not embraced.

Kural 756

Wealth with no owner, wealth of defeated foes, wealth from
tax and customs--these constitute the royal revenues.

Kural 757

Compassion, which is the child of Love,
requires for its care the bountiful nurse called Wealth.

Kural 758

Undertaking an enterprise with sufficient resources in hand
is like standing on a hilltop watching elephants fight below.

Kural 759

Make money--that is the sharpest scalpel
for paring down an enemy's pride.

Kural 760

Having acquired affluence, the acquisition of two
other treasures--duty and delight--is effortless.