Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 12, Verse 17: On the Company of the Good
Chapter 12 · Verse 17
On the Company of the Good
विद्या मित्रं प्रवासे च भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च । व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च ॥
vidyā mitraṃ pravāse ca bhāryā mitraṃ gṛheṣu ca | vyādhitasyauṣadhaṃ mitraṃ dharmo mitraṃ mṛtasya ca ||
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“Knowledge is the friend on a journey. A wife is the friend at home. Medicine is the friend…”
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