16 Famous Sayings by Chanakya
1) "Learn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!" - Chanakya
2)"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first." - Chanakya
3)"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."
- Chanakya
4)"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you." - Chanakya
5)"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth." - Chanakya
6)" 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
7)"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it." - Chanakya
8)"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman." - Chanakya
9)"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
10)"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction." - Chanakya
11)"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple." - Chanakya
12) "A man is great by deeds, not by birth." - Chanakya
13) "Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness." - Chanakya
14) "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
15) "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person." - Chanakya
16) "Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth." - Chanakya