Hitopdesh • Chapter 3 • Shloka 26
अपरं च । मौनान् मूर्खः प्रवचनपटुर्वातुलो जल्पको वा
क्षान्त्या भीरुर्यदि न सहते प्रायशो नाभिजातः ।
धृष्टः पार्श्वे वसति नियतं दूरतश्चाप्रगल्भः
सेवाधर्मः परमगहनो योगिनामप्यगम्यः ॥
Another consideration is this - If he (a servant) is silent, he is considered to be stupid; if clever in talking, crazy-headed or garrulous; if forbearing, timid, if he does not bear tamely, mostly he is (set down as) not well-born; if he stands by the side (of his master), he is audacious; but if he stands at a distance, he is not bold. The duties of servitude are extremely abstruse - not to be known even by sages having mystic powers.
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