When One Is Consumed By

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

If People Of One''s Own Side Have Good Conduct, It Adds Power To Oneself. The Misconduct On The Contrary Render One Powerless. The Enemy Taks Advantage Of It. A Skilled Statesman Never Allows Enemy To Win Over.

Do Not Pass Between Two Brahmanas, Between A Brahmana And His Sacrificial Fire, Between A Wife And Her Husband, A Master And His Servant, And A Plough And An Ox.

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

Swans Live Wherever There Is Water, And Leave The Place Where Water Dries Up; Let Not A Man Act So - And Comes And Goes As He Pleases.