A store of grain, Oh king is the best of treasures. A gem put in your mouth will not support life.
One should not lift the rod against our enemies upon the private information of another.
The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself.
Greatness does not approach him who is forever looking down.
The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with superiors, superiority.
When the leader passes over all alike, not making a distinction, then the endeavors of those who are capable of exertion are entirely lost.
—HitopadesaTranslator: Charles Wilkins
