Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 16: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 16
On the Excellent and the Wicked
प्रियवाक्यप्रदानेन सर्वे तुष्यन्ति जन्तवः । तस्मात्तदेव वक्तव्यं वचने का दरिद्रता ॥
priyavākyapradānena sarve tuṣyanti jantavaḥ | tasmāttadeva vaktavyaṃ vacane kā daridratā ||
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“By offering sweet words, all creatures are pleased. Speak only sweetly then. What poverty…”
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