Panchatantra Punches Part 11

51. A truly kind man saves you from vice, 
      A true wife shares your mind, 
      True actions keep you free from blame,
      True joy keeps you away from shame of greed,
      True wisdom wins the praise of saints,
      True friends show no restraint,
      True glory knows no arrogance &
      True men are cheerful even in distress.

52. The fool who does not know his own strengths and weakness is his own enemy. Whoever spurns a pleading enemy, disrespects the Holy Trinity - Brahma, Shiva  & Vishnu.

53. 5 kinds of people are dead even while alive: -

• The poor
• The chronically sick
• The fool
• Those living in exile
• The servants or slaves of king.

54. Women befriend rogues, money goes to the miserly, rain to the mountains and the seas, and kings with rascals.

55. False friends are worse than useless. Friends who compliment you on your face, but speak ill of you behind your back are like a jug of poison with milk cream on top.