Chanakya Neeti :: Some quotes of CHANAKYA

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

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

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

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

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5 "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."

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

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

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8 "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."

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

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

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

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12 "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."

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

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

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