Who is blind, dumb and deaf will live a peaceful life of a hundred years.
Siddha Nagarjuna
He who knoweth the precepts by heart, but faileth to practice them, Is like unto one who lighteth a lamp and then shutteth his eyes.
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Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.
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This body, full of faults, Has yet one great quality Whatever it encounters in this temporal life Depends upon one's actions.
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He who does not attempt to make peace When small discords arise, Is like the bee's hive which leaks drops of honey Soon, the whole hive collapses.
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A highly learned man has two sources of happiness: Either he abandons all earthly interests or else he possesses much which could be abandoned.
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The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, any price will be paid.
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If you are truly persevering in virtue, what is the place of a haughty attitude? The cow which has no milk will not be purchased, even though equipped with a pleasant-sounding bell.
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Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
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