50 Chanakya Quotes – Wisest Words Ever!
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CHANAKYA QUOTES
1 – Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions why I am 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
2 – Drop the idea that attachment and love are one thing. They are enemies. It is attachment that destroys all love. Chanakya
3 – If you were to choose between an evil person and a snake to keep company with, opt for the snake. Because the snake will bite you only in self defense but the evil person will bite for any reason and any time or always. Chanakya
4 – Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond. Chanakya
5 – 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
6 – Silver becomes gold when mixed with gold. Chanakya
7- Learn from the mistakes of others….. you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves. Chanakya
8 – Manners betray one’s family and the language of one’s country. Hospitality betrays one’s love and the physique betrays one’s food intake. Chanakya
9 – Never reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution. Chanakya
10 – 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. Chanakya
CHANAKYA QUOTES
11 – Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person. Chanakya
12 – Whoever helps you at the time of illness, misfortune, famines, and invasion is your true brother in the real sense. Chanakya
13 – Just as a mirror reflects a man’s face, his personality is reflected in his choice of friends. One must always be careful in forming friendships and acquaintances, for one’s friends are, in a way, an extension of one’s inner inclinations and tendencies.
14 – A person who is aware of future troubles, and fights against them with his intelligence will always be happy. And a person who remains inactive waiting for good days to come will destroy his own life. Chanakya
15 – Practice reveals one’s learning, demeanor the lineage; the virtues reveal one’s quality and the eyes of one’s anger. Chanakya
16 – Blessed are those eyes that guide the way of the blind and protect them from their straying on the thorn-ridden paths. Chanakya
17- One who can’t determine his goals; cannot win. Chanakya
18 – Even a favour done by an enemy can be harmful. Chanakya
19 – You can win over a greedy person by offering money, a proud person by covering before him. You can win a foolish by agreeing with him and you can win a scholar by truth only. Chanakya
20 – The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. Chanakya
CHANAKYA QUOTES
21 – One must protect one’s faith even at the cost of one’s life. Chanakya
22 – Never rely on someone who is a known betrayer. Never disclose your weakness to anyone. Chanakya
23 – Righteous conduct is the root of happiness. Chanakya
24 – Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats beauty and the youth. Chanakya
25 – Do not inhabit a country where you are not respected, cannot earn your livelihood, have no friends, or cannot acquire knowledge. Chanakya
26 – No one can defeat a powerful mind. Chanakya
27- Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top. Chanakya
28 – There is no disease so destructive as lust. Chanakya
29 – Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water. Chanakya
30 – Growth and decay are always in one’s own hands. Chanakya
CHANAKYA QUOTES
31 – As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it. Chanakya
32 – One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others can use neither knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises. Chanakya
33 – 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
34 – A work is completed if one is determined to do it. Then it becomes one’s sole aim. Chanakya
35 – Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it . People who work sincerely are the happiest. Chanakya
36 – Whether it be big or small, we must do every work with our full capacity and power. We must learn this quality from the lion. A lion never does anything halfheartedly, whether it is attacking a rabbit or an elephant, with equal ferocity.
37- Never settle for anything less than what you deserve. It’s not pride, it’s self respect. Chanakya
38 – He who discerns the right time of doing work gets sure success. Chanakya
39 – The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the directions of the wind. But, the goodness of a person spreads in all directions. Chanakya
40 – A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first. Chanakya
CHANAKYA QUOTES
41 – Even if a gem is placed on the foot and a mirror on the head, Still, the gem will not lose its value. Chanakya
42 – Time perfects men as well as destroys them. Chanakya
43 – Start any work after assessing totally your capability for doing it. Chanakya
44 – One must complete one’s job in due time because any delay may not let one complete it at all. Chanakya
45 – A man is great by deeds, not by birth. Chanakya
46 – A man shouldn’t live in a place where people are not afraid of the law, are shameless, and there is no clever man, where people lack in kindness, and where there exists no creativity or art. Chanakya
47- 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
48 – It is imprudent to advise a fool, care for a woman with bad character and to be in the company of a lethargic and unhappy person. Chanakya
49 – There are only two ways of dealing with evil persons or thorns. Crush them under your boot or stay far away from them. Chanakya
50 – Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status . Such friendships will never give you any happiness. Chanakya
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