All Chanakya Quotes
- He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe. Calamity
- At the time of the pralaya (universal destruction) the oceans are to exceed their limits and seek to change, but a saintly man never changes. Change
- He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined. Befriends
- Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. Administration
- Punishment when awarded with due consideration, makes the people devoted to righteousness and to works productive of wealth and enjoyment. Administration
- No deliberation made by a single person will be successful; the nature of the work which a sovereign has to do is to be inferred… Administration
- He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance. Administration
- The king shall singly deliberate over secret matters; for ministers have their own ministers, and these latter some of their own; this kind of successive… Administration
- The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives. Arrives
- If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless likewise, but also eat… Eat
- Education beats the beauty and the youth. Beats
- He who nurtures benevolence for all creatures within his heart overcomes all difficulties and will be the recipient of all types of riches at every… All
- All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of… Address
- A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he… Attains
- Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock. Acquired
- He who wears unclean garments, has dirty teeth, is a glutton, speaks unkindly and sleeps after sunrise - although he may be the greatest personality… Dirty
- Eschew wicked company and associate with saintly persons. Acquire virtue day and night, and always meditate on that which is eternal forgetting that which is… Acquire
- We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour,like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot… Always Speak
- He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man… Any
- The man who remains a fool even in advanced age is really a fool, just as the Indra-Varuna fruit does not become sweet no matter… Advanced
- The cuckoos remain silent for a long time (for several seasons) until they are able to sing sweetly (in the Spring) so as to give… Able
- We should not feel pride in our charity, austerity, valour, scriptural knowledge, modestyandmorality for the world is full of the rarest gems. Austerity
- Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but this body when lost may never be acquired again. Acquired
- Poverty, disease, sorrow, imprisonment and other evils are the fruits borne by the tree of one's own sins. Borne
- There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words - fools (mudhas) consider pieces of rocks as gems. Consider