Tag: don’t be a fool

  • Share with Care

    In chapter 7 of Chanakya Neeti it has been said that “If you are facing loss in business or your heart is broken then don’t share such information with others. Also, one must not discuss scandals of family and incidents of insult.” Most of us will agree, but when it comes about implementing the very same…

  • Enemies Target Your Weakness

    This is not a new discovery that enemies hurt where it hurts most. Also, it is true that enemies usually don’t strike at bases which they consider as strong. This is so because: Weaknesses can be easily exploited using fewer efforts. The probability of success is more when a person targets weakness of someone or…

  • Be Your Own Strength

    ” महात्मना परेण साहसमं न कर्तव्यम् ” is one of the very important chanakya sutra. In hindi it means ” महात्मा पुरुष दूसरो के साहस पर भरोस न करे ” and in English language it means “Good men should not depend on the strength/valor of others“. The very clear message of this inspirational quote is that a…

  • Intelligent Men Have No Enemies

    Today’s Chanakya Sutra “नास्ति बुद्धिमतां शत्रुः” When translated to Hindi says ” बुद्धिमानो का कोई शत्रु नहीं होता ” and in English it means “Intelligent men have no enemies“. Acharya Vishnugupta Chanakya emphasised a lot on importance of good behaviour, decent conduct, and appropriate tone. This article is an attempt to explain why such things matter. The…

  • What is Your View towards Old People?

    Not all, but there are many who consider elderly people as a liability. They consider people in old age as unproductive, inefficient, and annoying. Well! this article is not for such people. So if you are one of them, then please don’t waste your time. Doing something good in itself is the reason enough for doing so.…

  • Conformity: The Basic Behaviour

    The literature as well as life of Acharya Chanakya is full of inspirational messages. Today we will be discussing another interesting quote by him. गतानुगतिको लोको। लोग एक दुसरे का अनुपालन करते हैं। People influence/imitate people. A well known fact is that we humans are sophisticated social animals and whatever we do affects one another. What most…

  • Intelligent Men Control Greed

    Majority of the Chanakya quotes on wisdom are quite easy to understand and even this one. तृष्णया मतिश्छाद्यते। तृष्णा बुद्धि पर आवरण डाल देता है। Greed/thirst puts a cover on intelligence. In order to validate this Chanakya Sutra, you can try recalling a few mistakes from your past. On doing so you will find that…

  • The Real Significance of Courage

    ” साहसेन न कर्यसिद्धिर्भवति | ” is the inspirational quote that we will be discussing in this article. The Hindi and English translations are stated below. केवल साहस द्वारा कार्य सिद्ध नहीं होते| Only Courage cannot lead you to Victory . Without doubt courage is mandatory to attain success in life. Still, it must be…