It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.
Chanakya

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
Chanakya

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.
Chanakya

Whores don't live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don't build nests on a tree that doesn't bear fruits.
Chanakya

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
Chanakya

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.
Chanakya

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.
Chanakya

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