Chanakya-worthy quotes

Chanakya was an Indian politician, strategist and a writer (350 BC -275 BC). Recently I have gone through his marvelous book “Arthsasthra”. Superb!!!. I don’t think, we have a writer now, like him. His visions attuned with any era irrespective of changes in civilizations.
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Let me list some of them.

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Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions,
Why am I doing it,
What the results might be?
Will I be successful?
Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead

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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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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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The biggest guru-mantra (the most valuable advice from your educator) is, Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

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

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Once you start 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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Whores don't live in company of poor men, people never support a weak company and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits

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

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A man is great by deeds, not by birth

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

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Treat your kid like a dear 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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Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth

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