Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 11, Verse 8: On True Excellence
Chapter 11 · Verse 8
On True Excellence
न वेत्ति यो यस्य गुणप्रकर्षं स तं सदा निन्दति नात्र चित्रम् । यथा किराती करिकुम्भलब्धां मुक्तां परित्यज्य बिभर्ति गुञ्जाम् ॥
na vetti yo yasya guṇaprakarṣaṃ sa taṃ sadā nindati nātra citram | yathā kirātī karikumbhalabdhāṃ muktāṃ parityajya bibharti guñjām ||
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“The person who cannot recognise excellence in another will always belittle it. No surprise…”
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