अभ्यासाद्धार्यते विद्या कुलं शीलेन धार्यते ।
गुणैर्मित्राणि धार्यन्ते अक्ष्णा क्रोधश्च धार्यते ॥
abhyāsād dhāryate vidyā kulaṁ śīlena dhāryate |
guṇair mitrāṇi dhāryante akṣṇā krodhaś ca dhāryate ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2390)
“Knowledge is maintained by practice. A family is maintained by good conduct. Friends are maintained by good qualities. And anger is maintained by the eyes.”
Alternate version
अभ्यासाद्धार्यते विद्या कुलं शीलेन धार्यते ।
गुणेन ज्ञायते त्वार्य: कोपो नेत्रेण गम्यते ॥
abhyāsād dhāryate vidyā kulaṁ śīlena dhāryate |
guṇeṇa jñāyate tv āryaḥ kopo netreṇa gamyate ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti: 5.8)
“Knowledge is maintained by practice. A family is maintained by good conduct. While a noble person is known by qualities, anger is identified by the eyes.”