Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror... -Chanakya

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Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.

Chanakya , Politician
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Chanakya, also known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta, was an ancient Indian teacher, philosopher, and royal advisor. He played a crucial role in the establishment of the Maurya Empire under the leadership of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Chanakya's teachings and strategies on governance and politics are documented in his work "Arthashastra" and continue to be studied and revered to this day.

Chanakya Quotes to Explore

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....
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions....
God doesn't dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts....
The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here a...
A man is great by deeds, not by birth....
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. ...
Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth....
The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman....
The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth....
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth....

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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been o...
No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....