Complete Chanakya Neeti Quotes

“according to Chanakya, being dependent on someone is most painful. Such a person can be compared to an animal. He has to act on someone elses orders. So, man should live life with strength.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“About women, Chanakya says that, as compared to men, their diet is twice as much, modesty is four times, courage is six times and desire for sex is eight times.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“3.18 On the responsibilities of a father towards his child, Chanakya says that for the first five years, he must be brought up with love and affection. For the next ten years, he must be brought up with strict discipline, because this is the period for the development of his personality. This period is like the foundation on which will rest the rest of his life. From the age of sixteen, he should be treated like a friend; guide him like a friend; settle his problems like a friend.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Foolish people hate scholars due to envy; so they ill-treat them. On account of envy only, lazy and poor people develop enmity towards the affluent.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Life's every moment, hour and day is important. So, man must use it purposefully.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“People, who stray from their planned and feasible tasks and jump to unplanned and unachievable tasks, never succeed.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“place, where man does not have respect-honour, no sources of income/employment, suitable well wishing friends/ relations, facilities for learning-education, such a place is most unsuitable. It should be left without any delay.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“People must save for crisis. But he should never think that he will be able to avert the crisis by his”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Even intelligent and wise men are ruined after some time, if they remain in the company of immoral, sinful, wicked or cruel-natured persons. Such persons are like a coal mine where everything turns black. You must avoid friendship with such persons. In Chanakya's opinion, only the intelligent and wise person will suffer in such a relationship.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Chanakya says that as a Brahmin moves on after receiving offerings, a student goes his way after completing his education and animals abandon a burnt forest, similarly, a man should quickly leave the abode taken up for attaining his objective, after achieving his objective. This will indicate his wisdom.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Chanakya says that a guest is important only if his stay is short. If without hesitation or shamelessly he extends his stay, then it is graceless, as a prostitute leaves a poor man, the subjects leave a defeated king and birds leave a dead tree, similarly, a guest must quickly leave after having and praising the food, offered to him.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“According to Chanakya, by pampering and accepting all the right or wrong demands of their children, they develop several bad habits. These bad habits hinder their progress and development in the future. It is, therefore, essential to discipline them also, in addition to loving them.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Knowledgeable persons are able to eliminate ignorance through their knowledge, so they must build the character of their children. They must develop their talents through proper education and devotion. This will make their inbuilt talents worthy of worship and respect.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Defining a true friend, Chanakya says that for a person going abroad, education is his true friend and for the family, a loyal wife is a true friend. For a sick person, his medicine is a true friend. Since after death only a person's acts and religious beliefs count, so religion is his true well-wisher. Therefore, a man should perform good deeds while living, so that he does not face hardships after death.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Any learning through which you cannot earn money is useless. If wealth is only amassed and not used, then it loses its importance.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

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― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“But, according to Chanakya, being dependent on someone is most painful. Such a person can be compared to an animal. He has to act on someone elses orders. So, man should live life with strength.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“money.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“11.13 Vedas specify four classes of people. They have been classified based on their profession rather than on their descent or caste.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“person's behaviour changes mysteriously according to circumstances. So, it is impossible for anyone to understand it. Explaining this, Chanakya says that like the Neem tree (Indian”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“four classes of people. They have been classified”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Extolling the supremacy of fate, Chanakya says that it is impossible for anyone to overrule it. It is the miracle of fate which can make a king to become a pauper and a pauper to become a king. Whatever God has in store for a man, he has to bear the consequences accordingly.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Northern India like Seleucus and Sikander (Alexander). Even”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“According to him, for the development of inner strength and character, spiritual development was necessary.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Explaining the purpose and benefits of donation, Chanakya says that like rain serves no purpose over a sea, a candle is useless in daylight, it is useless to feed a person who is not hungry and give alms to a rich person. Chanakya says that rain is required in fields and candle is required in darkness; food must be fed to a hungry person and alms must be given to the poor. One can only derive benefits from such donations and good deeds.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“sweet talkers can convert even enemies to friends. So, they do not have any enemies.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Over the time, it has been renamed several times-Pushpur, Pushpnagar, Kusumpur, Patliputra and now it is called Patna.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“By preaching foolish pupils, looking after a wicked woman or keeping company of worried persons, even scholars will suffer. Therefore, foolish persons should never be encouraged to undertake any good deed. One must stay away from a characterless woman, otherwise his image will be tarnished. Similarly, an unhappy person can never give happiness, so stay away from him.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Chanakya wanted to establish a society which laid greater stress on spiritual satisfaction rather than on physical pleasures. According to him, for the development of inner strength and character, spiritual development was necessary.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti

“Chanakya also says that nothing is more important than you. So, if you need to sacrifice the whole world for your progress and protection, then do so without any hesitation.”
― R.P. Jain, Complete Chanakya Neeti