"Do not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first, and honest people are screwed first."
Chanakya was a teacher at the ancient Takshashila University. After being insulted by the Nanda dynasty rulers, he vowed to overthrow them. He identified a young boy, Chandragupta, trained him, and eventually defeated the Nandas to establish the Mauryan Empire. chanakya niti book pdf in english