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.“
• “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.”

• “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.”

• “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.“
• “Never make friends with people who are
above or below you in status. Such
friendships will never give you any
happiness.”

• “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in
the direction of the wind. But the goodness
of a person spreads in all direction.“
• “God is not present in idols. Your feelings
are your god. The soul is your temple.”

• “The world’s biggest power is the youth
and beauty of a woman.“
• “Education is the best friend. An educated
person is respected everywhere.
Education beats the beauty and the
youth.”

• “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.”

• “There is some self-interest behind every
friendship. There is no friendship without
self-interests. This is a bitter truth.“
• “As soon as the fear approaches near,
attack and destroy it.”

• “Even if a snake is not poisonous, it
should pretend to be venomous.“
• “The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share
your secrets with anybody. It will destroy
you.”

“A person should not be too
honest. Straight trees are cut
first and honest
people are screwed first.”
Chanakya Quotes