Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 18: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 18
On the Sage and the Fool
अधना धनमिच्छन्ति वाचं चैव चतुष्पदाः । मानवाः स्वर्गमिच्छन्ति मोक्षमिच्छन्ति देवताः ॥
adhanā dhanamicchanti vācaṃ caiva catuṣpadāḥ | mānavāḥ svargamicchanti mokṣamicchanti devatāḥ ||
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“The poor want money. Animals want speech. Humans want heaven. The gods want liberation.…”
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