Chanakya's Chant

Battles are won and lost before they are fought.

To remain standing one often has to fall.

The early bird catches the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

If a man tells a woman she is beautiful, she will overlook most of his OTHER lies.

The lesson for today, dear Rakshas , is between two evils you should pick the one that you haven't yet tried.

when a man steals your wife, there's no better revenge than to let him keep her.

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.

When lions fight over a goat, it's usually the hyena that gets away with the prize.

Everything is going to be right at the end. If it's not right, then it is not the end.

Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from indomitable will.

Remember that it’s often easier to get forgiveness rather than permission!

Wise men think all they say, fools say all they think.

Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.

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!

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.

Never interrupt the enemy while he's in the process of making mistake

sometimes a majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.

If a snake isn’t poisonous, all the more reason that it should pretend to be so,

The lesson for today, dear Rakshas , is between two evils you should pick the one that you haven't yet tried

politics is war without bloodshed and war is simply politics with bloodshed.

Remember that it’s often easier to get forgiveness rather than permission!’ said Chanakya, a wide grin on his ugly face.

Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead,

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

A man who opens his mouth too often may end up meeting a tragic end, either from indigestion or execution!

a battle is never about who’s right. It’s mostly about who’s left!

Winning is not only about strengthening yourself; it’s also about weakening the enemy.

What should a man strive for? Kama—love, dharma—duty, artha—wealth, and moksha—salvation.

a clear conscience is usually a sign of bad memory.

A collection of myths is called mythology.