Chanakya's Quotes - Worth Learning

Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC - 275 BC 
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"A person should not be too honest.
Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first." 
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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,

it should pretend to be venomous."  

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"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody.

If you cannot keep secret with you, do not expect that others will keep it.
It will destroy you."
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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.

There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth." 
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"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."

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"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it." 

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"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." 
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"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind.

But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth." 

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"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." 
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"Education is the best friend.

An educated person is respected everywhere. 
Education beats the beauty and the youth."
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