Chanakya Quotes

Indian - Politician 350 BC - 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. Chanakya

Mother, Good, Morning, Wife, Sister, Day

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. - Chanakya

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. Chanakya

You, Secrets, Will, Never, Destroy, Your

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person. - Chanakya

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person. Chanakya

Mirror, Stupid, Blind, Person, Books

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman. - Chanakya

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman. Chanakya

Beauty, Power, Woman, Youth, World

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions. Chanakya

Good, Wind, Direction, Flowers, Goodness

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. - Chanakya

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. Chanakya

Snake, Pretend, Should, Poisonous, Even

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it. - Chanakya

As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it. Chanakya

Fear, Attack, Destroy, Soon, Near

A man is great by deeds, not by birth. - Chanakya

A man is great by deeds, not by birth. Chanakya

Great, Man, Birth, Deeds

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. Chanakya

Good, Alone, Man, Hell, Karma, Born

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

People, Trees, Person, First, Honest

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There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. Chanakya

Friendship, Truth, Without, Behind, Some

The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort. Chanakya

Man, Lion, Effort, Doing, Done, Him

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth. Chanakya

Education, Beauty, Friend, Best, Youth

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform. Chanakya

Heart, Mind, Speech, Rise, Divine, Who

The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep. Chanakya

Dog, Sleep, Fool, People, King, Child

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest. Chanakya

Work, Failure, People, Start, You, Who

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. Chanakya

Work, Yourself, Start, Questions, Doing

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune. Chanakya

Friend, Adversity, Wife, Test, Duty

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. Chanakya

Happiness, Mind, Mercy, Equal, Virtue

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. Chanakya

Relationship, Heart, Mind, Far Away, May

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects. Chanakya

Life, Dog, Man, End, Useless, Insects

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness. Chanakya

Friendship, Happiness, People, Friends

Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends. Chanakya

Friend, Children, Time, Best, Treat, Kid

There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it. Chanakya

Man, Fly, Mouth, Poison, Wicked, Serpent

God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts. Chanakya

God, Thoughts, Feelings, Dwell, Idols

The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth. Chanakya

Truth, Power, Shine, Sun, Rest, Earth

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