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Chanakya

Chanakya

Country India
Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
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Quotes 94

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Chanakya was one of the greatest Indian Political advisor to the Emperor Chandra Gupta Maurya, he was one of the best Philosophers this world has produced. He was also known as Kautilya

Quotes by Chanakya

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The moon is the adornment of the stars; husband is the adornment of woman; the king is the adornment of the earth (country); learning is the adorment of all. Uncategorized
Those who are goodlooking, young and born in a good family do not shine if they are devoid of learning, just as the flowers of the kimshuka tree do not shine (i.e. attract people) because they are without fragrance. Uncategorized
A friend whose talk is sweet in person but who spoils the job when out of sight should be abandoned like a pot of poison topped with milk. Uncategorized
A wise man has all qualities in him, a fool has only faults. Therefore a single wise person is better than a thousand fools. Uncategorized
Scholarship and kingship can never be equated. A king is respected in his own kingdom whereas a scholar is respected everywhere. Uncategorized
“Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.” Uncategorized
“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.” Uncategorized
“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.” Uncategorized
“Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth.” Uncategorized
“The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.” Uncategorized
“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.” Uncategorized
“To understand everything is to forgive everything” Uncategorized
“If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?” Uncategorized
“Even as the unborn babe is in the womb of his mother, these five are fixed as his life destiny: his life span, his activities, his acquisition of wealth and knowledge, and his time of death.” Uncategorized
“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.” Uncategorized
“The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.” Uncategorized
“Who is there who has not been overcome by the ravages of time? What beggar has attained glory? Who has become happy by contracting the vices of the wicked?” Uncategorized
“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.” Uncategorized
“Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.” Uncategorized
“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.” Uncategorized

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