Acharya Chanakya: The Real Significance Of Courage

Acharya Chanakya was one of greatest strategists in Indian history with loads of knowledge and understanding. Acharya Chanakya, also identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnu Gupta Indian politician and philosopher, chief advisor and Prime Minister of the Indian Emperor Chandragupta, the first ruler of the Mauryan Empire. In this critical work, he had compiled almost every character of what had been written in India up to that time regarding property, economics, or material success. He is considered Pioneer Economist of India in the fields of political science and economics due to the significant contributions he made to the improvement of these fields.
Acharya Chanakya was born in 350 BC in a Brahmin family. The details regarding the place of his birth are unclear.,  but according to Buddhist texts, his birthplace was Taxila. He was educated at Takshashila, an old center of training located in north-western ancient India. He grew up to be a well-read young man, with expertise in a variety of subjects including economics, political science, war strategies, medicine, and astrology. He was completely knowledgeable concerning the Vedas literature too. After finishing his education he became a teacher of political science and economics at Takshashila.
5 good thoughts by Acharya Chanakya:
1. Learn from the mistakes of others, you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves.
2. There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
3. Before you start some 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.
4. 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.
5. Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

The most popular books of Acharya Chanakya which will impact on your real life:
Chanakya Neeti, Corporate Chanakya, Rule The World, Chanakya in Daily Life, Chanakya In you, Chanakya's Chant