Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
Chanakya
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Chanakya
Advisor
Astrologer
Economist
Philosopher
Politician
Teacher
Writer
Vishnu Gupta
Kautilya
Persons
Strategist
Person
Mirror
Book
Useful
Mirrors
Blind
Stupid
Education
Books
More quotes by Chanakya
As a calf follows its mother among a thousand cows, so the (good or bad) deeds of a man follow him.
Chanakya
One who is in search of knowledge should give up the search of pleasure and the one who is in search of pleasure should give up the search of knowledge.
Chanakya
He who has wealth has friends.
Chanakya
He who shall practice these twenty virtues shall become invincible in all his undertakings.
Chanakya
He who runs away from a fearful calamity, a foreign invasion, a terrible famine, and the companionship of wicked men is safe.
Chanakya
This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits - one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
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
It is better to be without a king than to have a bad one.
Chanakya
For good days one should save money, women should be protected even if it takes the money saved. But for self preservation the money and the women should be sacrificed!!
Chanakya
Eschew wicked company and associate with saintly persons. Acquire virtue day and night, and always meditate on that which is eternal forgetting that which is temporary.
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
He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.
Chanakya
By means of hearing one understands dharma, malignity vanishes, knowledge is acquired, and liberation from material bondage is gained.
Chanakya
Constant travel brings old age upon a man a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman and garments become old through being left in the sun.
Chanakya
God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
Chanakya
Learning is a friend on the journey a wife in the house medicine in sickness and religious merit is the only friend after death.
Chanakya
The Goddess of wealth is unsteady, and so is the life breath. The duration of life is uncertain, and the place of habitation is uncertain but in all this inconsistent world religious merit alone is immovable.
Chanakya
Every relationship has one or the other motive behind it. Friendship or enemity are not purposeless.Oneness of motive is turned into friendship. While diversity of motive cause enemity. Royal relationships also depend uypon one or theother purpose. But such relatins ar mainly for the welfare of the state.
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
Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
Chanakya
