Chanakya as an Investor

Chanakya (real name is Kautilya) is one of the most precious stone in the crown of Ancient World. Chanakya's teachings from the ‘Arthasastra’ is a monumental piece of the ancient India that possesses great importance even in the present context. You would be surprised to know that his teachings had been working in almost all the areas of the life.

I am going to share some of the teachings of Chanakya which are considered as the prerequisites of an investor. Let us judge (perhaps not the correct word) his teachings from an investor’s point of view.

1. Before you start any work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it? What the results might be? And Will I be successful? Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.

2. Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

3. One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor wealth when the need for them arises

4. 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.

5. A debt should be paid off till the last penny, and an enemy should be destroyed till the last trace.

6. Do not keep company with a fool for as we can see he is a two-legged beast. Like an unseen thorn he pierces the heart with his sharp words.

7. 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.

8. Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut down while crooked ones are left standing.

9. The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

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