Chanakya's Golden Quotes

Ramani Aswath

Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 Oct 23, 2024
Chanakya was a great strategist, statesman and and a wise professor at Dhakshashil.
A small necklace of a few pearls of wisdom from the great man:
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"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first."
"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."
"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody! It will destroy you."
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interest. This is a bitter truth."
"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, what might be the results and Will I be successful? Only after you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."
"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
"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."
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
"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."
"Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."
"Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats beauty and youth."

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  • manishks

    manishks

    @manishks-AZybhs Apr 26, 2012

    Awesome sir 😀
    My favourite is
    ''even if snake is not poisonous it should pretend to be venomous''
  • Ramani Aswath

    Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 Apr 26, 2012

    manishks
    Awesome sir 😀
    My favourite is
    ''even if snake is not poisonous it should pretend to be venomous''
    So is it mine. Very correct, especially in today's context.
  • manishks

    manishks

    @manishks-AZybhs Apr 26, 2012

    bioramani
    So is it mine. Very correct, especially in today's context.
    There are times when one will feel less knowledgeble and thus ''weak''. But one should not pretend to be weak!! Be confident because you might be knowing something which other person might not be knowing even if he/she is more knowledgeble! 😀(this is what i could make out after reading those lines 😀 )
  • Ramani Aswath

    Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 Apr 26, 2012

    manishks
    There are times when one will feel less knowledgeble and thus ''weak''. But one should not pretend to be weak!! Be confident because you might be knowing something which other person might not be knowing even if he/she is more knowledgeble! 😀(this is i could make out after reading those lines 😀 )
    A great teacher is one who can teach us long after he is physically gone.
  • manishks

    manishks

    @manishks-AZybhs Apr 26, 2012

    bioramani
    A great teacher is one who can teach us long after he is physically gone.
    Very true 😀
  • Anoop Kumar

    Anoop Kumar

    @anoop-kumar-GDGRCn Apr 26, 2012

    "As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
    "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."
    👍
    His words are timeless.
  • ISHAN TOPRE

    ISHAN TOPRE

    @ishan-nohePN Apr 26, 2012

    #-Link-Snipped-# sir, Spell error. He was a professor at Takshashila (Taxila).

    Indeed he took the world at storm during his day!
  • Ramani Aswath

    Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 Apr 26, 2012

    Issue
    #-Link-Snipped-# sir, Spell error. He was a professor at Takshashila (Taxila). Indeed he took the world at storm during his day!
    Right you are, Issue. But then, I am no Kautilya either.
  • ISHAN TOPRE

    ISHAN TOPRE

    @ishan-nohePN Apr 26, 2012

    bioramani
    Right you are, Issue. But then, I am no Kautilya either.
    You don't need to be chanakya. You are our Prof. Ramani 👍
  • Ankita Katdare

    Ankita Katdare

    @abrakadabra Apr 28, 2012

    "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."
    So true. 😀
  • ISHAN TOPRE

    ISHAN TOPRE

    @ishan-nohePN Apr 28, 2012

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  • vikaskumar11233

    vikaskumar11233

    @vikaskumar11233-J10JeV May 3, 2012

    My favorite one is "Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats beauty and youth."
    In present time people treats smart person in a better way than ugly one but only education is the only weapon by which we can change our fate.
  • bharathi shekar

    bharathi shekar

    @bharathi-shekar-gRailB May 4, 2012

    manishks
    There are times when one will feel less knowledgeble and thus ''weak''. But one should not pretend to be weak!! Be confident because you might be knowing something which other person might not be knowing even if he/she is more knowledgeble! 😀(this is what i could make out after reading those lines 😀 )
    truly inspirating....😀
  • bharathi shekar

    bharathi shekar

    @bharathi-shekar-gRailB May 4, 2012

    bioramani
    Chanakya was a great strategist, statesman and and a wise professor at Dhakshashil.
    A small necklace of a few pearls of wisdom from the great man:
    [​IMG]

    "A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first."
    "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."
    "The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody! It will destroy you."
    "There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interest. This is a bitter truth."
    "Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, what might be the results and Will I be successful? Only after you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."
    "As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
    "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."
    "The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
    "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."
    "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."
    "Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats beauty and youth."
    very nice advices for life sir...thanks for posting such a doc..😀
  • aarthivg

    aarthivg

    @aarthivg-HH344f May 4, 2012

    'The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody! It will destroy you.'
    this is the mantra, my brother always insist me to do. but i don't follow it😔