if a person is not genuinely good, the bluff will reveal itself soon.

 

न कस्यचित्कश्चिदिह स्वभावाद्भवत्युदारोऽभिमतः खलो वा।

लोके गुरुत्वं विपरीततां वा स्वचेष्ठितान्येव नरं नयन्ति॥

इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे १३४६ पञ्चतन्त्रे

na kasyacitkaścidiha svabhāvādbhavatyudāro'bhimataḥ khalo vā|

loke gurutvaṁ viparītatāṁ vā svaceṣṭhitānyeva naraṁ nayanti||

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A very frank and matter of fact rejoinder from Panchatantra

In this world, no one, no one with some sense, would consider any other person as generous, very lovable treating such qualities as inborn, spontaneous attainments. Nor would any sensible person treat anyone as evil and lowly by nature. A human being gets respect from others only by virtue of his exemplary character, positive attitude and generous actions which are worthy of emulation. Similarly, his aberrations in character and wayward and cruel activities will fetch him contempt and overall disapproval.

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Maybe some window dressing may persuade others to believe that a person is of sterling character. However, if he is not genuinely good, the bluff will reveal itself soon.

कस्यचित् for anyone कश्चित् any other person इह here लोके in this world स्वभावात् spontaneously, automatically, by default उदारः generous अभिमतः liked one खलो despised, cursed one वा either न भवति does not become नरं a man स्वचेष्ठितानि own actions, own attitudes, own habits, own doings एव alone गुरुत्वं respectability विपरीततां contempt (opposite of respectability) वा either नयन्ति lead