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Chanakya Quotes

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Chanakya quotes are the practical shelf of the classics, strategy you can carry in a pocket. This page keeps chanakya famous quotes from the ancient Niti, retold simply in our own words, and marks each of those with his name. Around them sit original niti style lines written for QuotesDose, sharp but fair, covering self respect, success and judgement. The sampurna chanakya neeti is a long text, so think of this page as its most useful drops. For gentler classics, Buddha quotes and Vivekananda quotes sit in the same shelf.

Famous Chanakya Quotes from the Niti

Chanakya neeti quotes have survived because they work. These ten are well known chanakya niti quotes retold in plain words, and they carry his name because the thought is anciently his, even though the wording here is ours.

a person is known by deeds,
not by birth

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before starting any work ask,
why am I doing this,
what can the result be

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learn from the mistakes of others,
your own lessons cost too much

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education is a friend
that travels everywhere with you

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do not share your plans
before the work is done

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the fragrance of goodness
travels against the wind

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a true friend is revealed
in times of trouble

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straight trees are cut first,
keep wisdom with your honesty

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save in good days,
savings save you on bad ones

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once you begin a task,
do not fear and do not stop

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Self Respect Chanakya Quotes

Self respect chanakya quotes are the most searched of this shelf, and for good reason, dignity is a daily decision. These are original niti style lines, no credit claimed.

respect yourself first,
the world reads your example

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self respect is quiet,
ego is loud,
know the difference

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never bargain with your dignity,
the discount is permanent

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a sharp tongue cuts its own house first

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know your worth,
and do not announce it twice

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patience is also a weapon,
the one that never rusts

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trust slowly,
doubt politely

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Success Chanakya Quotes in English

Success chanakya quotes in english for the career corner. Chanakya best quotes about winning are really about preparing, these original lines follow that rule.

choose your circle like a king
chooses his ministers

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silence wins arguments
that words would lose

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discipline is a kingdom
you rule alone

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success visits the prepared
and stays with the consistent

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test an offer twice,
once with hope, once with doubt

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strategy without honesty
is a ladder on sand

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let the work speak,
it has a better vocabulary

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Chanakya Quotes in Hindi

Chanakya quotes in hindi, Roman spelling included. Readers asking for self respect chanakya quotes in hindi or heart touching self respect chanakya quotes in hindi will find that mood here, firm and fair.

अपना मूल्य जानो,
भीड़ का हिस्सा मत बनो

apna mulya jaano,
bheed ka hissa mat bano

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समय से पहले झुकना सीखो,
टूटने से बच जाओगे

samay se pehle jhukna seekho,
tootne se bach jaoge

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जो अपनी कीमत जानता है,
वह सस्ते में नहीं बिकता

jo apni keemat jaanta hai,
woh saste mein nahin bikta

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ज्ञान वह धन है
जो बांटने से बढ़ता है

gyaan woh dhan hai
jo baantne se badhta hai

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मीठा बोलो, पर
अपनी शर्तों पर

meetha bolo, par
apni sharton par

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सही समय का इंतज़ार करो,
पर तैयारी आज से करो

sahi samay ka intezaar karo,
par taiyari aaj se karo

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Which Chanakya quotes are ancient and which are new

The first section retells well known maxims from the ancient Chanakya Niti in our own simple words, and only those lines carry his name. The remaining lines are freshly made in the niti style and carry no credit, because pinning new words on an ancient teacher is the one trick he would never forgive. Readers wanting self respect chanakya quotes in kannada or chanakya quotes malayalam can translate any of these freely, short maxims cross languages well.

How to use niti lines without sounding harsh

Niti is strategy, not cruelty. Use the self respect lines for your own bio and desk, not as taunts at others, and the success lines as reminders, not lectures. One maxim at the top of a week plans better than ten saved in a folder. For energy rather than strategy, pair this page with motivational quotes, for boundaries with class see attitude quotes, and for the goal side of the ladder see success quotes.

Quick answers

Are these real Chanakya quotes?

The first section retells genuinely ancient Niti maxims in our own words, marked with his name. The rest are original niti style lines written for this page, with no credit claimed.

Do you have Chanakya quotes in Hindi?

They are in the Hindi section, firm and fair, with Roman spelling under each, built for statuses and bios.

Which line suits a work desk?

Before starting any work ask, why am I doing this, what can the result be. It filters half of bad decisions before lunch.

What are good self respect lines for a bio?

Know your worth, and do not announce it twice. Or the Hindi line jo apni keemat jaanta hai, woh saste mein nahin bikta.

Is this the complete Chanakya Niti?

No, the sampurna chanakya neeti quotes tradition runs to hundreds of verses. This page keeps a working handful plus fresh lines in the same style.

Which classics pages pair well with this one?

Buddha quotes for calm, Vivekananda quotes for fire, and students quotes for exam season.

Quote cards to download

Square cards of the best lines on this page, free to save and share.