21 Motivational Chanakya Quotes from Chanakya Niti

One of the most legendary figures in history, Chanakya has always been known for his wit and mega mind. He is the reason behind the establishment of the Mauryan empire along with serving as a chief advisor for two of its emperors. He knew how to deal with people and how to move ahead with life. Here are 21 Motivational Chanakya Quotes that you should definitely keep in mind that keep you ahead in life- 

21 Motivational Chanakya Quotes

• Once you start working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

• A man is great by deeds not by birth.

• Time perfects men as well as destroys them.

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

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

• Do not be very upright in your dealing for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.

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

• The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody, it will destroy you.

• Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity and a wife in misfortune.

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

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

• God is not present in idols. Your feeling is your god the soul is your temple.

• We should not feel pride in our charity, austerity, valour, scriptural knowledge, modesty and morality for the world are full of the rarest gems.

• There are 3 gems upon this earth: food, water and pleasing words. Fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.

• We should not fret about what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future: men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

• O, wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

Chanakya Quotes on Life

• It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace the loss of life causes but a moment’s grief but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.

• The poor wish for wealthy animals for the faculty of speech men for heaven and godly person for liberation.

• One whose knowledge is confined to books and wealth is in the possession of others can use neither knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises.

• Before you start some work always ask yourself 3 questions- Why i am doing it? What the result might be? And will I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

• The earth is supported by the power of truth, it is the power of truth that makes the sunshine and the wound blows indeed all things rest upon truth.