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Does a frog, seated on its haunches, become a lion?—a hog, grunting, become a leopard? Does a cat, by its similarity to a tiger, become a tiger? Are all wise men alike in knowledge?

A king is not satisfied with his wealth, a wise man with well-uttered discourse; the eye in seeing a lover, and the sea with its water.

They who, being of little knowledge, are full of youth and beauty and have a noble lineage, do not appear to advantage; like the Butea frondosa, they are without fragrance.