Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 10: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 10
On the Excellent and the Wicked
गुणैः सर्वज्ञतुल्योऽपि सीदत्येको निराश्रयः । अनर्घ्यमपि माणिक्यं हेमाश्रयमपेक्षते ॥
guṇaiḥ sarvajñatulyo'pi sīdatyeko nirāśrayaḥ | anarghyamapi māṇikyaṃ hemāśrayamapekṣate ||
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“Wealth gained through too much suffering, pleasure won through too much greed, success won…”
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