The Low Minded Are Fond Of Deception

He Who Befriends A Man Whose Conduct Is Vicious, Whose Vision Impure, And Who Is Notoriously Crooked, Is Rapidly Ruined.

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.

Let Not A Single Day Pass Without Your Learning A Verse, Half A Verse, Or A Fourth Of It, Or Even One Letter Of It; Nor Without Attending To Charity, Study And Other Pious Activity.

No Deliberation Made By A Single Person Will Be Successful; The Nature Of The Work Which A Sovereign Has To Do Is To Be Inferred From The Consideration Of Both The Visible And Invisible Causes. The Clearance Of Doubts As To Whatever Is Susceptible Of Two Opinions, And The Inference Of The Whole When Only A Part Is Seen Is Possible Of Decision Only By Ministers. Hence The King Shall Sit At Deliberation With Persons Of Wide Intellect.

Never Make Friends With People Who Are Above Or Below You In Status. Such Friendships Will Never Give You Any Happiness.