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Chanakya
350 BC - 275 BC
Nationality: Indian
Category: Politician

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

   

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.

   

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

   

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

   

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.

   

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

   

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

   

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

   

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.

   

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

   

There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.

   

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

   

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.

   

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

   

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

   

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

   

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.

   

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

   

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.

   

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