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961. What is the use of cultivating merits and accomplishments, if the man is not given any high position of eminence (f). It may be argued that his rise is blocked by other men of good character and behaviour (feau). All the same, the fact that he also has merit in him (T) cannot be lost sight of.
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963. Watch the man's face while you deal with him. His honesty or otherwise will be found reflected on his face which brightens or darkens according as the dealing is fair or foul. The outward lustre of the gem reveals its genuiness and not its inside, if you break it and look at its broken pieces.
964. People in general show different attitudes with reference to merits and faults or defects. Category I- No appreciation for merits and no condemnation of faults. An attitude totally unconcerned (r). Category II- Fault-finding only ( दसिणो ), called पुरोभागs Cf. दोषैकदक पुरोभागः । Category III. Those who are equally opposed to merits or faults; people who are cynical, having no good word for merits, while disapproving faults (aterra). Category IV - People having a good understanding of faults and merits knowing that no one is perfect, will only pick up and applaud the one particular merit that a man may possess ( गुणमेत्तं गेहंति ). Cf. गुणदोषवेदिनश्च मध्यस्था न सन्ति ये गृहन्ति गुणमात्रं दोषं तु त्यजन्ति राजहंसप्रायाः । राजहंसः किल जलसंमिश्रं क्षीरं निष्कृष्य पिबति जलं तु त्यजति । Com.
965. A man may appear to be changing the colour of his face, in the course of his dealings with others. It all depends on his moods at the time. He may be joyful, depressed or angry, according to the deal he is having. That does not mean that he is not pure or honest at heart. The mango-fruit is greenish in its raw state; but when it reaches the full stage of ripeness (f
), it becomes yellow. That does not mean the mango is rotten inside. Cf. विदुषो लोकसामान्यव्यवहारावसरे तदनुसारेण व्यवहरमाणस्य श्यामायमानत्वेऽपि नास्ति विरसत्वमित्यर्थः । Com.
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966. A man may appear (4) to be very pure, decent and honest in his dealings, but, remember, in all this () he will not be able to be different (3) than what his basic nature is: The effect () viz. the dealings will be in conformity with his nature (17), although apparently it may appear to be
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