Chanakya Quotes - Chanakya Niti
Top 10 powerful and inspirational quotes by Chanakya (Kautilya), an influential Indian philosopher and political strategist from the 4th century BCE.
He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra. He is considered a pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is widely acknowledged as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire and not rediscovered until the early twentieth century.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
~ ChanakyaEducation is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
~ ChanakyaOnce you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
~ ChanakyaOne whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.
~ ChanakyaPurity 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.
~ ChanakyaThe fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.
~ ChanakyaThe serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.
~ ChanakyaThere is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.
~ ChanakyaThere is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.
~ ChanakyaWe should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
~ Chanakya