How Long Will America Lead the World?

The United States is still the dominant force in technology, innovation, productivity and profits. But Americans don’t quite realize how fast the rest of the world is catching up.

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By Fareed Zakaria
Newsweek

- Hardik Tank

Chanakya thoughts

 

“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first.”

“Even  if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.”

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

“There  is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without  self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”

“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.”

“As  soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”

“The  world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.”

“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.”

“The  fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness  of a person spreads in all direction.”

“God  is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.”

“A  man is great by deeds, not by birth.”

“Never make  friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will  never give you any happiness.”

“Treat  your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold  them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up  children are your best friends.”

“Books are as  useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.”

“Education  is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats  the beauty and the youth.”

Chanakya (Indian  politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)