265 Quotes by Chanakya

That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up and so should relatives who are without affection.

Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

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

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

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers it’s rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

The man who is praised by others is regarded as worthy though he may be really void of all merit. But the man who sings his own praises becomes disgraced though he should be Indra, the possessor of all excellencies.

Low class men desire wealth;middle class men both wealth and respect; but the noble, honour only; hence honour is the noble man's true wealth.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

As water collected in a tank gets pure by filtration, so accumulated wealth is preserved by being employed in charity.