Chanakya

A wicked wife, a foolish friend, an ill tongued servant and a house infested with serpents will undoubtedly bring death.

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

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

Don’t judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

Chanakya

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

Chanakya

Even a captured enemy should not to be trusted.

Chanakya

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

Chanakya

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.

Chanakya

If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless likewise, but also eat into his works.

Chanakya