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- Anguttara Nikaya IV.255
- Kula Sutta
- On Families
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"In every case where a family cannot hold onto its great wealth for long, it is for one or another of these four reasons. Which
four? They don't look for things that are lost. They don't repair things that have gotten
old. They are immoderate in consuming food and drink. They place a woman or man of no
virtue or principles in the position of authority. In every case where a family cannot
hold onto its great wealth for long, it is for one or another of these four reasons.
"In every case where a family can hold onto its great wealth for long, it is for
one or another of these four reasons. Which four? They look for things that are lost. They
repair things that have gotten old. They are moderate in consuming food and drink. They
place a virtuous, principled woman or man in the position of authority. In every case
where a family can hold onto its great wealth for long, it is for one or another of these
four reasons."