Chanakya Quotes
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.
Chanakya. Chanakya Niti-Sastra. Translated by Miles Davis, Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1981, p. 40.
It is important to know history but not be bogged down by it.
Chanakya (IAST: Cāṇakya, pronunciation (help·info)) was an ancient Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the Arthashastra, a text dated to roughly between the 4th century BCE and the 3rd century CE. As such, he is considered the pioneer of the field of political science and economics in India, and his work is thought of as an important precursor to classical economics. His works were lost near the end of the Gupta Empire in the 6th century CE and not rediscovered until the early 20th century.
