All Chanakya Quotes
- Rain which falls upon the sea is useless; so is food for one who is satiated; in vain is a gift for one who is… Burning
- My dear child, if you desire to be free from the cycle of birth and death, then abandon the objects of sense gratification as poison.… Abandon
- Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men. Compared
- Union in privacy (with one's wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from… Boldness
- That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face… Affection
- Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. Beauty
- Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart… Beast
- A single son endowed with good qualities is far better than a hundred devoid of them. Better
- Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman… Army
- Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings… Age
- It is better to live under a tree in a jungle inhabited by tigers and elephants, to maintain oneself in such a place with ripe… Amongst
- A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death. Death
- A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family,… Beauty
- He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man. Alone
- Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it;… Activity
- Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in… Digested
- He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings. All
- Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three… Always Contented
- Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country. Called
- This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of… Bitter
- What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes… Becomes
- Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond. Based
- The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones. Adulteresses
- Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk… Avoid
- Even a pandit comes to grief by giving instruction to a foolish disciple, by maintaining a wicked wife, and by excessive familiarity with the miserable. Disciple