Quotes by
Chanakya |
370-280 π.X. , Indian teacher & philosopher
Ancient Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. Also known as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra.Chanakya assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power. He played an important role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire. He was the chief advisor to both emperors Chandragupta and his son Bindusara.
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Quotations
| • | Women have twice more hunger, four times more shame, six times more courage and eight times more erotic passion than men. 16 |
| • | A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night. 14 |
| • | He who neither rouses fear by his anger, nor confers a favor when he is pleased can neither control nor protect. 6 |
| • | Inferior people desire wealth. The mediocre class desires wealth as well as respect. But, great people desire only respect. Respect itself is considered as wealth by great people. 4 |
| • | 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. 3 |
| • | Do not be too honest in your dealings, for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person. |
| • | Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. |
| • | Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune. |
| • | Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness. |
| • | 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. |
| • | Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth. |
| • | The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction. |
| • | Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise counsel keep it secret, being determined to carry it into execution. |
| • | There are only three gems on earth: water, food and sweet speech. They are fools who dig out stones and call them gems. |
| • | The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. |
| • | He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy; but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined. |
| • | Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained; but the body when lost may never be acquired again. |
| • | Perfection can be achieved only through devotion, for devotion is the basis of all success. |
| • | We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. |
| • | Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities. |
| • | He whose son is obedient to him, whose wife’s conduct is in accordance with his wishes, and who is content with his riches, has his heaven here on earth. |
| • | Although tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the donkey. |
| • | 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. |
| • | He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby. |
| • | Consider again and again the following: the right time, the right friends, the right place, the right means of income, the right ways of spending, and from whom you derive your power. |
| • | Sex in privacy; boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow. |
| • | Contentment with little or nothing to eat although one may have a great appetite; to awaken instantly although one may be in a deep slumber; unflinching devotion to the master; and bravery; these six qualities should be learned from the dog. |
| • | A wise man should not reveal his loss of wealth, the vexation of his mind, the misconduct of his own wife, base words spoken by others, and disgrace that has befallen him. |
| • | The greatest power in the world is the youth and beauty of women. |
| • | The following five: life expectancy, type of work, wealth, education and time of death are determined while man is still in his mother's womb. |
| • | The prostitute will leave a customer who has no money, the citizen a king who can not defend him, the birds a tree that has no fruit and the guests a house where the meals are over. |
| • | Do not stay for a single day in a place where these five do not exist: a rich man, a king, a Brahman who knows the Vedas, a river and a doctor. |
