Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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?

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya

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.

— Chanakya

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

— Chanakya

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

— Chanakya