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           how to appease different characters; better to have no kingdom than a
           worthless one; who is happy in the kingdom of a wicked king; lessons
           from animals; a lesson from a lion; a lesson from a crane; four lessons

           from a cock; five lessons from a crow; six lessons from a dog; three
           lessons from a donkey; applying these lessons makes one invincible.

           Chapter Seven ........................................... 161

           A wise man does not reveal his embarrassment; when to renounce
           shyness; difference between satisfaction and greed; three things to be
           satisfied with and three not to; do not pass between two brāhmaṇas; do


           not touch fire with your foot; safe distance; how to control animals and
           fools; brāhmaṇas are satisfi ed by a fi ne meal; the art of conciliation;
           the power of kings, brāhmaṇas and women; do not be too upright;
           one should be steady; wealth is preserved by spending; only one who
           is wealthy is respected; four heavenly qualities; four hellish qualities;
           the lion’s den and the cave of a jackal; the uselessness of a dog’s tail;
           kinds of purity; how to perceive the soul.

           Chapter Eight ........................................... 180

           Honor is the true wealth; what can be ingested before religious
           rituals; diet determines offspring; offer wealth only to the worthy; the
           yavana is the basest of men; one remains a cāṇḍāla until he bathes;
           water before and after the meal; knowledge is lost without practical
           application; who is unfortunate; devotional service is the basis of
           success; the Lord does not reveal Himself unless He is worshipped
           with devotion; no austerity is equal to a peaceful mind; anger is the
           god of death; good qualities are an ornament; beauty is spoiled by
           immorality; what is pure; four persons who are ruined; high birth
           destitute of scholarship; learning is universally honored; animals
           in the form of men; an improperly performed yajña consumes the
           kingdom.




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