Chanakya Quotes

Chanakya Quote: One should live in a country free from conflict...
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Advancement and decay are dependant on oneself.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

By excessively cruel punishment, the ruler becomes hated by all.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

There should be no delay in the undertaking of a new task after completing one.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

Desire for wealth is not a vice.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

Excessive burden overpowers a person.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

Procurement of wealth has its root in activity.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

Teaching wrong things is a great crime.

Chanakya (Arthashastra)

One should not imitate the way of the gods.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

Anything looked after by the lazy does not grow.

Chanakya (Chanakya Sutra)

In inacitvity there is certain loss of what has been acquired and of what is to come.
By activity, objectives are achieved and abundance of wealth acquired.

Chanakya (Arthashastra)

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

Chanakya

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Chanakya Biography

Chanakya portrait and quotes

Born: 370 BCE
Died: 283 BCE

Chanakya was a Indian political scientist and economist. He is mainly known for his writings, most notably Arthashastra. He is also known in the west as the "Indian Machiavelli".