Chanakya Niti: 8 Popular Quotes By Chanakya On Friendship

Chanakya, born around 375 BCE, was a wise Indian teacher, advisor, and economist. He wrote a famous book about money and success called Artha-shastra.

'Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness'

'Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown-up children are your best friends.'

'Till the enemy¡¯s weakness is known, he should be kept on friendly terms.'

'A true son is obedient, a true father is loving, and a true friend is honest'

'He who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.'

'There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.'

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

'Just as a mirror reflects as a man¡¯s face his personality is reflected in his choice of friends. One must always be careful in forming friendships and acquaintances, for one¡¯s friends, are in a way, an extension of one¡¯s inner inclinations and tendencies.'