Brass Is Polished By Ashes; Copper Is

My Dear Child, If You Desire To Be Free From The Cycle Of Birth And Death, Then Abandon The Objects Of Sense Gratification As Poison. Drink Instead The Nectar Of Forbearance, Upright Conduct, Mercy, Cleanliness And Truth.

Chankaya Is Referring There To The Probibition Of Entry Of The Untrustworthy In The Counsel-room. Disloyal Persons Foolishly Speak Out The Secrets Of The Counsel Not Knowing The Harmful Effects Of The Same. Disclosing The Secrets Of The Counsel Mars The Welfare Of The Country.

Do Not Say, What What Fear Has A Rich Man Of Calamity.

Learning Is A Friend On The Journey; A Wife In The House; Medicine In Sickness; And Religious Merit Is The Only Friend After Death.

A Person Should Not Be Too Honest. Straight Trees Are Cut First And Honest People Are Screwed First.