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peace and happiness of mind and heart, and a will to
complete all acts that he undertook. (19) "NITI-SASTRA” Ethics:-By means of this art it was
easy to distinguish between right and wrong, and between good and evil; to tell that a virtuous man lived in his fame for ever although he died in his material body while the immoral man was no longer remembered after his death in this world although he might have possessed strength, wealth, knowledge, and tactfulness. He, who wanted to attain proficiency in the art of moral philosophy, had to gain some knowledge at least of politics, ..theology, diplomacy, sociology and rules of conduct. It
was known by this art that if a King was just he became at brother of the poor, an eye to the blind, and a father of his subjects generally. All the wealth that a King possesses comes to him from his subjects and as such he should spend it for the welfare of his subjects, i. e., he should try to raise the standard of their education and craftsmanship. The King, who acts like a skilful gardener in regu-- lating the unregulated, in raising the fallen and in bending the straight, in expelling the cruel and thorny, and in giving new life to the faded ones, enjoys the happiness of Kingship for a long time. After attaining a good knowledge of politics people reached the very depth of polity and came to realise this bitter truth that the trees, which are straight and soft are cut off by people while those which are crooked and thorny are left untouched; therefore one must not be unduly simple; and further a corrupt woman tries to show herself to be very modest, saline water seems to be very clear, the proud man
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