Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 4: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 4
On the Sage and the Fool
एकोदरसमुद्भूता एकनक्षत्रजातकाः । न भवन्ति समाः शीले यथा बदरकण्टकाः ॥
ekodarasamudbhūtā ekanakṣatrajātakāḥ | na bhavanti samāḥ śīle yathā badarakaṇṭakāḥ ||
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“Born from the same womb, born under the same star, still they are not alike in character.…”
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