Shanti Parva 80.9
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 80 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
अनित्यचित्तः पुरुषस्तस्मिन् को जातु विश्वसेत्। तस्मात्प्रधानं यत् कार्यं प्रत्यक्षं तत् समाचरेत्॥
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A man cannot always be of the same mind. Who is there that would trust him implicitly? All the principal works, therefore, a king should perform in his own presence.