All Chanakya Quotes
- As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or bad) deeds of a man follow him. Among
- Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore one should learn contentment. All
- He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path. Community
- Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities. Acquired
- A learned man is honoured by the people.A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honoured everywhere. Command
- Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly utilised. Bad
- Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit. Acts
- What good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind… Blind
- Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills. Anthills
- Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's true wealth. Both
- Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water. Accumulated
- Swans live wherever there is water, and leave the place where water dries up; let not a man act so - and comes and goes… Act
- The power of a king lies in his mighty arms; that of a brahmana in his spiritual knowledge; and that of a woman in her… Arms
- He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy. Acquiring
- Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable. All
- By means of hearing one understands dharma, malignity vanishes, knowledge is acquired, and liberation from material bondage is gained. Acquired
- The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation. Animal
- Learning is a friend on the journey; a wife in the house; medicine in sickness; and religious merit is the only friend after death. Death
- She is a true wife who is clean (suci), expert, chaste, pleasing to the husband, and truthful. Chaste
- When one is consumed by the sorrows of life, three things give him relief: offspring, a wife, and the company of the Lord's devotees. Company
- Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning… All
- A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace Debt
- Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, comes of Her own accord where fools are not respected, grain is well stored up, and the husband and wife… Accord
- He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife's conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his… Accordance
- He is a pandit (man of knowledge) who speaks what is suitable to the occasion, who renders loving service according to his ability, and who… Ability