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Chapter III
A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in reflection, who looks with
fear A Bhikshu (mendicant) who delights in reflection, who looks wit
As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man makes straig
As a fish taken from his watery home and thrown As a fish taken from his watery home and thrown on dry ground,
It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult It is good to tame the mind, which is difficult to hold in and
Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to
Those who bridle their mind which travels far, moves about Those who bridle their mind which travels far, moves about alon
If a man's thoughts are unsteady, if he does not If a man's thoughts are unsteady, if he does not know the true
If a man's thoughts are not dissipated, if his mind If a man's thoughts are not dissipated, if his mind is not
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Knowing that this body is (fragile) like a jar, and Knowing that this body is (fragile) like a jar, and making this
Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth, Before long, alas! this body will lie on the earth, despised,
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Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an Whatever a hater may do to a hater, or an enemy to an enemy, a
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Buddhism Wisdom
Their Court(-yards And Buildings) Shall Be Well Kept, But Their
(it Is The Way Of The Tao) To Act Without (thinking Of) Acting
Whatever A Hater May Do To A Hater, Or An Enemy To An Enemy, A
The Multitude Of Men Look Satisfied And Pleased; As If Enjoying
It Is Better To Live Alone, There Is No Companionship With A
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A Man Is Not A Supporter Of The Law Because He Talks Much; Even
And He Who Lives A Hundred Years, Not Seeing The Highest Law, A
Thus It Is That A Great State, By Condescending To Small States
The Ancients Who Showed Their Skill In Practising The Tao Did
What Other Men (thus) Teach, I Also Teach The Violent And Stro
A Supernatural Person (a Buddha) Is Not Easily Found, He Is Not
Therefore The Sentence-makers Have Thus Expressed Themselves:--
If A Man Find A Prudent Companion Who Walks With Him, Is Wise,
Therefore The Sage Knows (these Things) Of Himself, But Does No
He Who Knows These Two Things Finds In Them Also His Model And
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