Sayings and Quotes

“A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens.”

“Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.”

“A flea on the top of a bald head.”

“Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold.”

” Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens”

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”

” Learn without thinking begets ignorance. Think without learning is dangerous.”

I like this one by Mao Zedong, ” Women can hold up half the sky”

” An inch of time is an inch of gold. But an inch of gold can’t buy an inch of time.”

“A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. ”

“A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy. ”

“A good dog does not block the road. “

Here are some Chanakya quotes and some of his wisdom sayings.

“A man is great by deeds, not by birth. ”

“Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.”

“You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations.”
~Chanakya

“Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.”

“As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.”

“Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.”

“If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?”

“There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.”

‘Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass.’”

“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth. ”

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

“Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. ”

“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.”

“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction. ”

“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. ”

If you know more Chanakya quotes, please submit..

Here are some clever quotes as in witty remarks, and some quotes are about being clever like the one I am starting with this clever quote:

“Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever”
~ Francois de la Rochefoucauld

“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”

“Christmas ain’t over ’til the fat angel sings”

“The Tassel is Worth the Hassle”

“Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ”

“A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all”
~Chinese Proverbs

“Knowledge is realizing that the street is one-way, wisdom is looking both directions anyway”

“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”

“Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.”
“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”

“It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail. ”

“How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.”
~ Oscar Wilde

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”
~Naguib Mahfouz

“Life is Too Important to Take Seriously”

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”

“Sarcasm helps keep you from telling people what you really think of them.”

“It’s good to be clever, but not to show it.”
~ French Proverb

“So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.”

“Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.”
~George Bernard Shaw