Chanakya

The disgrace of one's people brings sorrow to the Nobel minded.

— Chanakya

What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there…

— Chanakya

He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.

— Chanakya

An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in…

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our…

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror…

— Chanakya

Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly…

— Chanakya

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise…

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

Brass is polished by ashes; copper is cleaned by tamarind; a woman, by her menses; and a river by its flow.

— Chanakya

Among men the barber is cunning; among birds the crow; among beasts the jackal; and among women, the malin (flower girl).

— Chanakya

Union in privacy (with one's wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to…

— Chanakya

What is it that escapes the observation of poets? What is that act women are incapable of doing? What will drunken people…

— Chanakya

Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always…

— Chanakya

At the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly…

— Chanakya

Uneducated person is like a dog's tail. Neither it can cover his back nor it can flew a fly on his head

— Chanakya

No amount of advice change his attitude. He does not listed to good advice. Rather he gets angry.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

One destitute of wealth is not destitute, he is indeed rich, but the man devoid of learning is destitute in every way.

— Chanakya

A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by…

— Chanakya

How well u treat the wicked people, they do nto give up their wickedness. They derive pleasure in hurting others. A serpent…

— Chanakya

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

— Chanakya

A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he…

— Chanakya