Quotes by Chanakya

"The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth."

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

"There 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."

"The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort."

"There 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."

"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."

"The 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."

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

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

"A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode."

"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."

"The earth is supported by the power of truth it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow indeed all things rest upon truth."

"The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects."

"The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability."

"One 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."

"The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there."

"There 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."

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

"If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?"