Motivational Chanakya Quotes | Chanakya was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor.
He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra, a text dated to roughly between the fourth century BCE and the third century CE.
As such, he is considered the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire in the sixth century CE and not rediscovered until the early 20th century.
Around 321 BCE, Chanakya assisted the first Mauryan emperor Chandragupta in his rise to power and is widely credited for having played an important role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire.
Chanakya served as the chief advisor to both emperors Chandragupta and his son Bindusara. Let’s read some great quotes and sayings by Chanakya.
Chanakya Neeti Quotes
“Just as a mirror reflects as a mans face his personality is reflected in his choice of friends. One must always be careful in forming friendships and acquaintances, for one’s friends, are in a way, an extension of one’s inner inclinations and tendencies.”
– Chanakya
“No one can defeat a powerful mind.”
– Chanakya
“Learn from the mistakes of others….. you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves”
– Chanakya
“The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.”
– Chanakya
“Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.”
– Chanakya
“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first”
– Chanakya
“Before you start some work always ask yourselves three questions why I am 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
“He who is overly 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.”
– Chanakya
“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”
– Chanakya
“Humbleness is at the root of self control.”
– Chanakya
“God dwells not in the wooden, or stone or earthen idols. His abode is in our feeling, our thoughts. It is only through the feeling that we deem God existing in these idols.”
– Chanakya
“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.”
– Chanakya
“Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.”
– Chanakya
Chanakya Neeti Famous Quotes
“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
“As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”
– Chanakya
“God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your God. The soul is your temple.”
– Chanakya
“Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained, but this body when lost may never be acquired again.”
– Chanakya
“Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status . Such friendships will never give you any happiness”
– Chanakya
“Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife is misfortune.”
– Chanakya
“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
“The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearten and strenuous effort.”
– Chanakya
“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.”
– Chanakya
“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the directions of the wind. But, the goodness of a person spreads in all direction”
– Chanakya
Quotes Of Chanakya On Politics
“Drop the idea that attachment and love are one thing. They are enemies. It is attachment that destroys all love.”
– Chanakya
“We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“Never reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.”
– Chanakya
“One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others can use neither knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.”
– Chanakya
“The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.”
– Chanakya
“There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”
– Chanakya
“Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.”
– Chanakya
“Till the enemy’s weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms.”
– Chanakya
Chanakya Quotes On Relationship
“Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto ant hills.”
– Chanakya
“The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquility is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.”
– Chanakya
“Even if a gem be placed on the foot and a mirror on the head, Still, the gem will not lose its value.”
– Chanakya
“Never settle for anything less than what you deserve. It’s not pride, it’s self respect.”
– Chanakya
“It is better to die than preserve life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life only pains a moment, but disgrace every day of one’s life.”
– Chanakya
“We have to make people soft who are hard, to attract those who are far, if they do bad for us then even considering our aim we should always love them.”
– Chanakya
“There are three gems upon this earth, food, water, and pleasing words — fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.”
– Chanakya
“He who is prepared for the future and he who deals cleverly with any situation that may arise are both happy, but the fatalistic man who wholly depends on luck is ruined.”
– Chanakya
“A learned man is honored by the people. A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honored everywhere.”
– Chanakya
“If you were to choose between an evil person and a snake to keep company with, opt for the snake. Because the snake will bite you only in self defense but the evil person will put a bite for any reason and any time or always.”
– Chanakya
“There are only two ways of dealing with the evil persons or thorns. Crush them under your boot or stay far away from them.”
– Chanakya
Chanakya Quotes On Leadership
“Too much beauty got Sita kidnapped, too much ego got Ravana killed and too much charity got Raja Bali in deep trouble. So too much of anything is bad. One should refrain from ‘too much’.”
– Chanakya
“There is no present and future of the lazy.”
– Chanakya
”You can win over a greedy by offering money, a proud person by covering before him. You can win a foolish by agreeing with him and you can win a scholar by truth only.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“It is the mind of man alone that is the cause of his bondage or freedom.”
– Chanakya
“It is better to have only one son endowed with good qualities than a hundred devoid of them. For the moon though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, do not.”
– Chanakya
“As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?”
– Chanakya
“The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability”
– Chanakya
“Do not inhabit a country where you are not respected, cannot earn your livelihood, have no friends, or cannot acquire knowledge.”
– Chanakya
“He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.”
– Chanakya
“A person who cannot decide his goal, simply cannot win.”
– Chanakya
“The wealth earned by unjust means will perish for sure.”
– Chanakya
“A true son is obedient, a true father is loving, and a true friend is honest”
– Chanakya
Chanakya Motivational Quotes
“There are two ways to deal with thorns and wicked people. One is to crush them, and the other is to stay away from them.”
– Chanakya
“A guru who shows his disciple the path of righteousness leaves a huge debt. It cannot be paid back as none of the physical objects is so precious.”
– Chanakya
“One who can’t determine his goals; cannot win.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.”
– Chanakya
“Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.”
– Chanakya
“He who is overly 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.”
– Chanakya
“The world’s biggest power is the beauty and the youth of a woman.”
– Chanakya
“There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”
– Chanakya
“It’s better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace.”
– Chanakya
“He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away, but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.”
– Chanakya
“The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.”
– Chanakya
Famous Chanakya Neeti Quotes
“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
“No one can defeat a powerful mind.”
– Chanakya
“Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.”
– Chanakya
“Wealth, a friend, a wife, and a kingdom may be regained, but this body when lost may never be acquired again.”
– Chanakya
“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.”
– Chanakya
“Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.”
– Chanakya
“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 bites of insects.”
– Chanakya
“A wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time, and ability.”
– Chanakya
“The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.”
– Chanakya
“The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort.”
– Chanakya
“Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.”
– Chanakya
“Drop the idea that love and attachment are one thing. They are enemies. It is attachment that destroys all love.”
– Chanakya
Chanakya Quotes On Success
“One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others can use neither knowledge nor wealth to carry it into execution.”
– Chanakya
“There is poison in the fang of a serpent, in the mouth of a fly, and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.”
– Chanakya
“We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.”
– Chanakya
“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.”
– Chanakya
“Never reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.”
– Chanakya
“Every neighboring state is an enemy and the enemy’s enemy is a friend.”
– Chanakya
“Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions- Why am I doing it, what are the results might be and will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions…”
– Chanakya
“It is possible that this designation is a retention from earlier texts and, in the Arthashastra, is used only to represent a higher grade for salary and…”
– Chanakya
“Dharma is law in the widest sense -spiritual, moral, ethical, and temporal…”
– Chanakya
Chanakya Quotes On Leadership
“Every individual whether the ruler or the ruled is governed by his or her own dharma. To the extent that society respected dharma, society protected itself; to the extent, society offended it, society undermined…”
– Chanakya
“Just as it is impossible to know when a swimming fish is drinking water, so it is impossible to find out when a government servant is stealing money.”
– Chanakya
“Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable.”
– Chanakya
“For every effect, there is a specific cause. Success is not an accident. Success is not based on chance. Success is not a matter of luck. Success is the result of well thought out action.”
– Chanakya
“Success needs action. Action needs initiative.”
– Chanakya
“He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child’s sensible utterance.”
– Chanakya
“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless likewise but also eat into his works.”
– Chanakya
“As soon as the fear approaches near; attack and destroy it.”
– Chanakya
“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.”
– Chanakya
“Books are useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.”
– Chanakya
“Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.”
– Chanakya
“O, wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.”
– Chanakya
Inspirational Chanakya Neeti Quotes
“Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher full of poison with milk on top.”
– Chanakya
“God does not dwell in the wooden, stony, or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.”
– Chanakya
“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”
– Chanakya
“Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.”
– Chanakya
“The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.”
– Chanakya
“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
“Humbleness is at the root of self-control.”
– Chanakya
“Learn from other people’s mistakes… you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves.”
– Chanakya
“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.”
– Chanakya
“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.”
– Chanakya
“If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?”
– Chanakya
“The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquility is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.”
– Chanakya
“As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?”
– Chanakya
“Time perfects men as well as destroys them.”
– Chanakya
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