What are 15 great thoughts by Chanakya?
- Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
- Every neighboring state is a an enemy and the enemy’s enemy is a friend.
- Learn from the mistakes of others, you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves.
- The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of person spreads in all directions.
- Purity of speech, of the mind, of the sense, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
- Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.
- A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
- We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future, men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
- Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
- As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.
- The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.
- A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
- Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendship will never give you any happiness.
- Never share your secret to anybody. It will destroy you.
- God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
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