Chanakya Quotes

Chanakya Biography
Type: Politician
Nationality: Indian
Born: 350 BC
Died: 275 BC


A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
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A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
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A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
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A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
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As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?
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As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
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Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.
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Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
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Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
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Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
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God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
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He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.
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If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
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It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.
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Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
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O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.
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