Chanakya Education Quotations

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

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

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

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.

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

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

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.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.

The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.

Education beats the beauty and the youth.