The government that seems the most unwise, Oft
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The government that seems the most unwise,
Oft goodness to the people best supplies;
That which is meddling, touching everything,
Will work but ill, and disappointment bring
Misery!--happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness!--misery
lurks beneath it! Who knows what either will come to in the end?
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The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of
The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive; a man winnows his neighbour's faults like chaff, but his own fault he hides, as a cheat hides the bad die from the gambler ... The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by
The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by passion: therefore a gift bestowed on the passionless brings great reward ... The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by
The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by hatred: therefore a gift bestowed on those who do not hate brings great reward ... The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by
The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by vanity: therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from vanity brings great reward ... The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by
The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by lust: therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from lust brings great reward The Bhikshu (Mendicant) ... THE FIRST GREAT PRINCIPLE OF FEAR-CONQUEST
Timidity, apprehension, fear, alarm, fright, consternation, terror, panic, desperation, are all false imitations of reason's interpretation of the warning signals of Nature, to be displaced by reason itself, which may then determine whether the o... The follower of the law, even if he can recite
The follower of the law, even if he can recite only a small portion (of the law), but, having forsaken passion and hatred and foolishness, possesses true knowledge and serenity of mind, he, caring for nothing in this world or that to come, has indeed a... The Fool
Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law. If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journ... The fool who knows his foolishness, is wise at least
The fool who knows his foolishness, is wise at least so far But a fool who thinks himself wise, he is called a fool indeed ... The foolish man who scorns the rule of the venerable
The foolish man who scorns the rule of the venerable (Arahat), of the elect (Ariya), of the virtuous, and follows false doctrine, he bears fruit to his own destruction, like the fruits of the Katthaka reed ... THE FOUR PYRAMIDS
Harmony-- Exercise--Recreation --Air--Sleep--Water --Food--Regularity--Digestion --Cleanliness--Economy-- Scientific Body-Building and Using I Pyramid of Physical Health II Will--Muscular Development --Nervous Condi... THE GENERAL TONE OP HEALTH
The word "tone" means, "sound in relation to volume, quality, duration and pitch," then, "peculiar characteristic sound as of a voice or instrument," then, "characteristic style or tendency, predominating aim or character, tenor, strain, spirit" ... The gift of the law exceeds all gifts; the sweetness
The gift of the law exceeds all gifts; the sweetness of the law exceeds all sweetness; the delight in the law exceeds all delights; the extinction of thirst overcomes all pain ... The gods even envy him whose senses, like horses well
The gods even envy him whose senses, like horses well broken in by the driver, have been subdued, who is free from pride, and free from appetites ... The government that seems the most unwise, Oft
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft goodness to the people best supplies; That which is meddling, touching everything, Will work but ill, and disappointment bring Misery!--happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness!--miser... The grandest forms of active force From
The grandest forms of active force From Tao come, their only source Who can of Tao the nature tell? Our sight it flies, our touch as well Eluding sight, eluding touch, The forms of things all in it crouch; Eluding touch, elud... The great state only wishes to unite men together and
The great state only wishes to unite men together and nourish them; a small state only wishes to be received by, and to serve, the other Each gets what it desires, but the great state must learn to abase itself ... The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy;
The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; but people love the by-ways ... The highest excellence is like (that of) water The
The highest excellence is like (that of) water The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao ... The Just
A man is not just if he carries a matter by violence; no, he who distinguishes both right and wrong, who is learned and guides others, not by violence, but by the same law, being a guardian of the law and intelligent, he is called just. A man i... The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons
The thoughtful student, in scanning the religious history of the race, has one fact continually forced upon his notice, _viz_., that there is an invariable tendency to deify whomsoever shows himself superior to the weakness of our common humanity. Look... The Majesty of Calmness
Calmness is the rarest quality in human life. It is the poise of a great nature, in harmony with itself and its ideals. It is the moral atmosphere of a life self-centred, self-reliant, and self-controlled. Calmness is singleness of purpose, abso... The man who is free from credulity, but knows the
The man who is free from credulity, but knows the uncreated, who has cut all ties, removed all temptations, renounced all desires, he is the greatest of men ... The man who wears dirty raiments, who is emaciated and
The man who wears dirty raiments, who is emaciated and covered with veins, who lives alone in the forest, and meditates, him I call indeed a Brahmana ... The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased; as if
The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased; as if enjoying a full banquet, as if mounted on a tower in spring I alone seem listless and still, my desires having as yet given no indication of their presence I am like an infant which has not yet s... The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray ... The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency
The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them) It is through this that they are difficult to govern ... The people do not fear death; to what purpose is
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is it to (try to) frighten them with death? If the people were always in awe of death, and I could always seize those who do wrong, and put them to death, who would dare to do wrong? ...