The book of Good Counsels : From the Sanskrit of the "hitopadeśa"
The book The book of Good Counsels : From the Sanskrit of the "hitopadeśa" was written by author Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904 Here you can read free online of The book of Good Counsels : From the Sanskrit of the "hitopadeśa" book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The book of Good Counsels : From the Sanskrit of the "hitopadeśa" a good or bad book?
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* Master,' said they, ' tell us whose she is, for we both won her by our might.' " Then spake that Brahman : — " Brahmans for their lore ('°') have honour ; Kshattriyas for their hravery ; Vaisyas for their hard-earned treasure ; Sudras for humility." PEACE. 127 Ye are Kshattriyas — and it is yours to fight; settle, then, this question by the sword.' " Thereupon they agreed that he spoke vrisely, and drew and battled; and being of equal force, they fell at the same moment by an exchange of blow...s. Good my Lord," concluded the Minister, " peace is a better thing than war." " But why not say so before?" asked Jewel-plume. " I said it at the first," replied the Minister. " I knew King SUver-sides for a just King, upon whom it was ill to wage battle. How say the Scriptures? — " Seven foemen of all foemen, very hard to vanquish be : The Truth-teller, the Just-dweUer, and the man from passion free, Subtle, self-sustained, and counting frequent well- won victories, And the man of many kinsmen — ^keep the peace with such as these." The Swan-Hng has firiends and kinsmen, my Liege : — " And the man with many kinsmen answers with them all attacks ; As the bambu, in the bambus safely sheltered, scorns the axe." " My counsel then is that peace be concluded with him," said the Vulture.
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