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If The Bees Which Seek The Liquid Oozing From The Head Of A Lust-intoxicated Elephant Are Driven Away By The Flapping Of His Ears, Then The Elephant Has Lost Only The Ornament Of His Head. The Bees Are Quite Happy In The Lotus Filled Lake.

The Man Who Remains A Fool Even In Advanced Age Is Really A Fool, Just As The Indra-varuna Fruit Does Not Become Sweet No Matter How Ripe It Might Become.

The King Shall Singly Deliberate Over Secret Matters; For Ministers Have Their Own Ministers, And These Latter Some Of Their Own; This Kind Of Successive Line Of Ministers Tends To The Disclosure Of Counsels.

What Good Is A Cow That Neither Gives Milk Nor Conceives? Similarly, What Is The Value Of The Birth Of A Son If He Becomes Neither Learned Nor A Pure Devotee Of The Lord?

The Wise Man Should Restrain His Senses Like The Crane And Accomplish His Purpose With Due Knowledge Of His Place, Time And Ability.