A highly learned man has two sources of happiness: Either he abandons all earthly interests or else he possesses much which could be abandoned. |
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. |
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. |
The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, any price will be paid. |
Who is blind, dumb and deaf will live a peaceful life of a hundred years. |