chanakya Quotes

“The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.”

“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.”

“The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.”

“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 its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.”

“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.”

“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?”

“A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”

“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.”

“If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?”