Chanakya Quotes
A learned man is honoured by the people.A learned man commands respect everywhere for his learning. Indeed, learning is honoured everywhere.
Chanakya. Chanakya Neeti. Translated by B. K. Chaturvedi, Diamond Pocket Books, 2001, p. 77.
This proverb probably originated during the golden age of Islamic scholarship when the Muslim world preserved and advanced the philosophy and science of the West. Such a value would likely not be espoused today by most Muslim clerics and leaders. Some say that this change is precisely why Islam is deteriorating.
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.
