Chanakya the great teacher

Very much familiar name if you are aware of the Indian history. He is a great pioneer in the field of Economics and political Science. Great teacher who molded a common man Chandragupta to first Indian emperor. Even though he belongs to 300BC his teachings and ideas are fresh for even current generation. Here are some quotes

• 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.
• Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.
• Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
• Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
• The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
• The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.
• There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.
• He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
• Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
• Learn from the mistakes of others. You cannot live long enough to make them all yourselves
• There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
• As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it
• The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.
• God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.
• A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
• Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.
• 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.
• Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.