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Nîti Literature of Burma.
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One should win over an avaricious person by money, one presumptuous by a salutation, an ignorant man by giving him his way, and a wise one by speaking the truth.[1]
- ↑ Compare Hitopadeśa, iv. 108, where we find "the haughty by joining the hands," the Oriental method of showing respect.