Chanakya Niti • Chapter 12 • Shloka 11
सत्यं माता पिता ज्ञानं धर्मो भ्राता दया सखा
शांतिः पत्नी क्षमा पुत्रः षडेते ममबान्धवाः ।।
(It is said that a sadhu, when asked about his family, replied thusly): truth is my mother, and my father is spiritual knowledge; righteous conduct is my brother, and mercy is my friend, inner peace is my wife, and forgiveness is my son: these six are my kinsmen.
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