Author: Chanakya

Quotes

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

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

- Chanakya

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

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

- Chanakya

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

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

- 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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

- Chanakya

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.

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.

- Chanakya

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