Quotes from Chanakya's Chant

“Battles are won and lost before they are fought.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“To remain standing one often has to fall.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“The early bird catches the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“If a man tells a woman she is beautiful, she will overlook most of his OTHER lies.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“The lesson for today, dear Rakshas , is between two evils you should pick the one that you haven't yet tried.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“when a man steals your wife, there's no better revenge than to let him keep her.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“It is impossible to know when a fish swimming in water drinks some of it. Thus it's quite impossible to find out when government servants in charge of undertakings misappropriate money.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“When lions fight over a goat, it's usually the hyena that gets away with the prize.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Everything is going to be right at the end. If it's not right, then it is not the end.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from indomitable will.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Remember that it’s often easier to get forgiveness rather than permission!”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Wise men think all they say, fools say all they think.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“A free society is one where it’s safe to be unpopular, but then, freedom of speech also carries with it the freedom not to listen!”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“One does not need to pluck fruit from a tree that is about to be chopped down. The fruit will fall by themselves. Focus on the bigger purpose and the rest of your manifesto will follow as a matter of course.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Never interrupt the enemy while he's in the process of making mistake”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“sometimes a majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“If a snake isn’t poisonous, all the more reason that it should pretend to be so,”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“The lesson for today, dear Rakshas , is between two evils you should pick the one that you haven't yet tried”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“politics is war without bloodshed and war is simply politics with bloodshed.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Remember that it’s often easier to get forgiveness rather than permission!’ said Chanakya, a wide grin on his ugly face.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead,”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“A man who opens his mouth too often may end up meeting a tragic end, either from indigestion or execution!”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“a battle is never about who’s right. It’s mostly about who’s left!”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“Winning is not only about strengthening yourself; it’s also about weakening the enemy.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“What should a man strive for? Kama—love, dharma—duty, artha—wealth, and moksha—salvation.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“a clear conscience is usually a sign of bad memory.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

“A collection of myths is called mythology.”
― Ashwin Sanghi, quote from Chanakya's Chant

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