Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 20: On the Excellent and the Wicked
Chapter 16 · Verse 20
On the Excellent and the Wicked
पुस्तकस्था तु या विद्या परहस्तगतं धनम् । कार्यकाले समुत्पन्ने न सा विद्या न तद्धनम् ॥
pustakasthā tu yā vidyā parahastagataṃ dhanam | kāryakāle samutpanne na sā vidyā na taddhanam ||
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“Knowledge that lives only in a book, and wealth that sits in another's hand. When the mome…”
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