Chanakya Niti................

[reenakhatri]

Worth Reading and Learning


"A person should not be too honest.
Straight trees are cut first and
Honest people are screwed first."

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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,
it should pretend to be venomous."

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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth."

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"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."

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

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"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."

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"The fragrance of flowers spreads
only in the direction of the wind.
But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

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"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."

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

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"Education is the best friend.
An educated person is respected everywhere.
Education beats the beauty and the youth."

Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

[mothsara1st]

ye chanakya to sachmuch kamal ka aadmi tha .........nice thread

[jakhar77]

Nice quotes and practical too.
Thanks for sharing.

[cooljat]

ya didi nice n practical quotes
keep postin more

rock on
Jit

[sunitahooda]

Reena really a good attempt to compile these and post here....please post more quotes like this if possible

[roopak]

Hi Reena,

I think no body is perfectionist.........and Chanakya was not an alien

Dont you think these two quotes are contradictory to each other.i mean third question here (Will i be successful) if answered negatively will render the second quote inaffective????

Think over it?

Worth Reading and Learning






"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."

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"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."

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Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275BC)

[nd-chora]

1. Humbly bowing down before the almighty Lord Sri Vishnu, the Lord of the three worlds, I recite maxims of the science of political ethics (niti) selected from the various satras.
2. That man who by the study of these maxims from the satras acquires a knowledge of the most celebrated principles of duty, and understands what ought and what ought not to be followed, and what is good and what is bad, is most excellent.
3. Therefore with an eye to the public good, I shall speak that which, when understood, will lead to an understanding of things in their proper perspective.
4. Even a pandit comes to grief by giving instruction to a foolish disciple, by maintaining a wicked wife, and by excessive familiarity with the miserable.
5. A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but death.
6. One should save his money against hard times, save his wife at the sacrifice of his riches, but invariably one should save his soul even at the sacrifice of his wife and riches.
7. Save your wealth against future calamity. Do not say, "What what fear has a rich man of calamity?" When riches begin to forsake one even the accumulated stock dwindles away.
8. Do not inhabit a country where you are not respected, cannot earn your livelihood, have no friends, or cannot acquire knowledge.
9. Do not stay for a single day where there are not these five persons: a wealthy man, a brahmana well versed in Vedic lore, a king, a river and a physician.
10. Wise men should never go into a country where there are no means of earning one's livelihood, where the people have no dread of anybody, have no sense of shame, no intelligence, or a charitable disposition.
11. Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.
12. He is a true friend who does not forsake us in time of need, misfortune, famine, or war, in a king's court, or at the crematorium (smasana).
13. He who gives up what is imperishable for that which perishable, loses that which is imperishable; and doubtlessly loses that which is perishable also.
14. A wise man should marry a virgin of a respectable family even if she is deformed. He should not marry one of a low-class family, through beauty. Marriage in a family of equal status is preferable.
15. Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
16. Even from poison extract nectar, wash and take back gold if it has fallen in filth, receive the highest knowledge (Krsna consciousness) from a low born person; so also a girl possessing virtuous qualities (stri-ratna) even if she be born in a disreputable family.
17. Women have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust eight-fold as compared to men.

[vijay]

Hi Reena,

I think no body is perfectionist.........and Chanakya was not an alien

Dont you think these two quotes are contradictory to each other.i mean third question here (Will i be successful) if answered negatively will render the second quote inaffective????

Think over it?

Rupinder,

I don't see any contradiction in quotes you mentioned. These are two stages i.e. before and after stating some work.

In first quote Chankya says to think about the relevence and the success of the work. Mind it, its before starting the work and everbody must think before starting any work that the task is going to succeed or not.

In second quote, he says that if you have decided to do the work then don't think about the outcome or success of the work. just do that without any doubt.

I think there is no doubt. If you have any plz let me know . :)