Chanakya Quotes

It came to me as an Email some time before, quotes by Chanakya. (Indian Politician, Strategist and Writer). To know more about Chanakya, refer to this link.

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