Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 2, Verse 8: On Conduct and Caution
Chapter 2 · Verse 8
On Conduct and Caution
कष्टं च खलु मूर्खत्वं कष्टं च खलु यौवनम् । कष्टात्कष्टतरं चैव परगेहनिवासनम् ॥
kaṣṭaṃ ca khalu mūrkhatvaṃ kaṣṭaṃ ca khalu yauvanam | kaṣṭātkaṣṭataraṃ caiva paragehanivāsanam ||
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“Foolishness is painful. Youth is painful. And more painful than both is having to live in…”
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