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Collection of the best Chanakya quotes in English

"All urgent calls he shall hear at once, but never put off; for when postponed, they will prove too hard or impossible to accomplish"
— Chanakya
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"Ravana, unwilling under the influence of vanity to restore a stranger's wife, as well as Duryodhana to part with a portion of his kingdom"
— Chanakya
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"Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond."
— Chanakya
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"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first."
— Chanakya
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"Till the enemy's weakness is known , he should be kept on friendly terms."
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"Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit."
— Chanakya
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"Skills are called hidden treasure as they save like a mother in a foreign country."
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"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."
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"The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability."
— Chanakya
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"We should always speak what would please the man of whom we expect a favour, like the hunter who sings sweetly when he desires to shoot a deer."
— Chanakya
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