Chanakya Quotes

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

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)



"Even  if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."  

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"The  biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy  you."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"There  is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without  self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"Before you start  some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the  results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find  satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)



"As  soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"The  world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."  

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





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

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"The  fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness  of a person spreads in all direction."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"Whores  don't live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and  birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear  fruits."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)



"God  is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."  

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"A  man is great by deeds, not by birth."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"Never make  friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will  never give you any happiness."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"Treat  your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold  them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up  children are your best friends."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"Books are as  useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."  

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)





"Education  is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats  the beauty and the youth."

Chanakya quotes (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275  BC)