CHANAKYA INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

Inspirational Quotes

• “A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.”
• “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.”
• “Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions: Why am I doing it? What the results might be? Will I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers, go ahead.”

On Leadership and Strategy

• “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”
• “A person who is too much 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.”
• “The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.”

On Friendship

• “There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”
• “Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.”

On Knowledge and Wisdom

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

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

On Wealth and Success

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

• “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.”

On Human Nature

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

• “Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.”