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Chanakya Biography

Chanakya (IAST: Cāṇakya, pronunciation (help·info); fl. c. 4th century BCE) was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra. As such, he is considered the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire and not rediscovered until the early twentieth century.

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The fire of the forest burns trees to ashes. Even expensive sandalwood tree which is endowed with qualities of cooling and fragrance, cannot escape from burning. In the same way wicked cause harm to their benefactors also.

Benefactors, Cause, Escape, Fire, Political, Tree

Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.

Men, Onto, Secret, Serpents, Wisdom

Even as the unborn babe is in the womb of his mother, these five are fixed as his life destiny: his life span, his activities, his acquisition of wealth and knowledge, and his time of death.

Destiny, Five, Mother, Religion, Time, Unborn

Every relationship has one or the other motive behind it. Friendship or enemity are not purposeless. Oneness of motive is turned into friendship. While diversity of motive cause enemity. Royal relationships also depend uypon one or theother purpose. But such relatins ar mainly for the welfare of the state.

Depend, Diversity, Motive, Oneness, Political, Turned

The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.

Integrity, Kings, Opportunity, Time, Waited

Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.

Bad Friend, Bring, Light, Ordinary, Secret

Time perfects men as well as destroys them.

Destroys, Integrity, Men, Perfects, Time

Constant travel brings old age upon a man; a horse becomes old by being constantly tied up; lack of sexual contact with her husband brings old age upon a woman; and garments become old through being left in the sun.

Horse, Husband, Men, Sexual, Tied, Woman

Do not pass between two brahmanas, between a brahmana and his sacrificial fire, between a wife and her husband, a master and his servant, and a plough and an ox.

Fire, Husband, Pass, Plough, Servant, Two

Do not say, What what fear has a rich man of calamity.

Men, Rich, Calamity, Man, Fear

Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.

Carry, Contented, Heat, Three, Tired, Unmindful

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

Inspirational, Beauty, Education, Respected, Youth

Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.

Heart, Pierces, See, Two, Unseen, Wisdom

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

Dog, Inspirational, Man, Men, Rear

He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.

Acquiring Knowledge, Dealings, Eating, Giving Up, Happy, Wisdom

He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.

Alone, Friends, Men, Relations, Wealth, Wisdom

Low minded people are fraudulent, wicked and chaeat. They shouldnot be trusted. To h ave faith in low minded ones is mistake in policy and useless because they are not trustworthy. An administrator should not invited calamity by trusting the low minded ones.

Low, Mistake, People, Political, Trusted, Trusting

Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.

Address, Courage, Generosity, Inbred, Quality, Wisdom

Education beats the beauty and the youth.

Education, Learned Person, Youth, Beats, Beauty

Swans live wherever there is water, and leave the place where water dries up; let not a man act so - and comes and goes as he pleases.

Dries, Leave, Men, Place, Swans, Wisdom

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