chanakya Quotes

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.”

“As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul when death is immanent what can you do?”

“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”

“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.”

“As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”

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