न कश्चित् कस्यचित् मित्रं न कश्चित् कस्यचिद्रिपुः ।
व्यवहारेण जायन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा ॥
na kaścit kasyacin mitraṁ na kaścit kasyacid ripuḥ |
vyavahāreṇa mitrāṇi jāyante ripavas tathā ||
(Hitopadeśa: 1.72)
“No one is [inherently] anyone’s friend, and no one is [inherently] anyone’s enemy. Friends and enemies are created by behavior.”
Alternate version
न कश्चित् कस्यचित् मित्रं न कश्चित् कस्यचिद्रिपुः ।
कारणेन हि जायन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा ॥
na kaścit kasyacin mitraṁ na kaścit kasyacid ripuḥ |
kāreṇa hi mitrāṇi jāyante ripavas tathā ||
“No one is [inherently] anyone’s friend, and no one is [inherently] anyone’s enemy. Friends and enemies are created for reasons.”