Chanakya (Chanakya)

An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.
-- Chanakya

A human being should strive for four things in life - dharma, money, sex and salvation. A person who hasn't strived for even one of these things has wasted life.
-- Chanakya

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
-- Chanakya

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you get to learn something even from the worst of creatures, don't hesitate
-- Chanakya

In a state where the ruler lives like a common man, the citizens live like kings do. And in the state where the ruler lives like a king, the citizens live like beggars do.
-- Chanakya

Jealousy is another name for failure.
-- Chanakya

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

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

One who is in search of knowledge should give up the search of pleasure and the one who is in search of pleasure should give up the search of knowledge.
-- Chanakya

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

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

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

Technorati Tags: Quotations