The man who is praised by others is regarded as worthy though he may be really void of all merit. But the man who sings his own praises becomes disgraced though he should be Indra, the possessor of all excellencies.
ChanakyaHe who befriends a man whose conduct is vicious, whose vision impure, and who is notoriously crooked, is rapidly ruined.
ChanakyaGenerosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.
ChanakyaEven a pandit comes to grief by giving instruction to a foolish disciple, by maintaining a wicked wife, and by excessive familiarity with the miserable.
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