Chanakya Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.”

“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.”

“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.”