Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 8, Verse 1: On Speech and Silence
Chapter 8 · Verse 1
On Speech and Silence
अधमा धनमिच्छन्ति धनमानौ च मध्यमाः । उत्तमा मानमिच्छन्ति मानो हि महतां धनम् ॥
adhamā dhanamicchanti dhanamānau ca madhyamāḥ | uttamā mānamicchanti māno hi mahatāṃ dhanam ||
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“The lowest crave money. The middling crave money and respect both. The highest crave respe…”
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