Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 16, Verse 7: On the Excellent and the Wicked

Chapter 16 · Verse 7

On the Excellent and the Wicked

गुणाः सर्वत्र पूज्यन्ते न महत्योऽपि सम्पदः । पूर्णेन्दुः किं तथा वन्द्यो निष्कलङ्को यथा कृशः ॥

guṇāḥ sarvatra pūjyante na mahatyo'pi sampadaḥ | pūrṇenduḥ kiṃ tathā vandyo niṣkalaṅko yathā kṛśaḥ ||

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“A person praised by others becomes recognised as having qualities even if they had none. E…”