Chanakya Niti • Chapter 17 • Shloka 14
आहारनिद्रा भय मैथुरानि
समानि चैतानि नृणां पशूनाम् ।
ज्ञाने नराणामधिको विशेषो
ज्ञानेन हीना पशुभिः समानाः ।।
Men have eating, sleeping, fearing and mating in common with the lower animals. That in which men excel the beasts is discretionary knowledge; hence, indiscreet men who are without knowledge should be regarded as beasts.
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