Chanakya Neeti:
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody! It will destroy you." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be, and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Once you start working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Whores don't live in the company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company, and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"A man is great by deeds, not by birth." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"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." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats beauty and youth." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody! It will destroy you." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be, and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Once you start working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Whores don't live in the company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company, and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"A man is great by deeds, not by birth." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"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." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)
"Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats beauty and youth." - Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist, and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC)