Chapter Viii
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, One's own self conquered is better than all
, One's own self conquered is better than all other people; not even a god, a Gandharva, not Mara with Brahman could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and always lives under restraint ... And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak,
And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength ... And he who lives a hundred years, ignorant and unrestrained,
And he who lives a hundred years, ignorant and unrestrained, a life of one day is better if a man is wise and reflecting ... And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing beginning
And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing beginning and end, a life of one day is better if a man sees beginning and end ... And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing the
And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing the immortal place, a life of one day is better if a man sees the immortal place ... But he who lives a hundred years, vicious and unrestrained,
But he who lives a hundred years, vicious and unrestrained, a life of one day is better if a man is virtuous and reflecting ... Even though a Gatha (poem) be a thousand (of words),
Even though a Gatha (poem) be a thousand (of words), but made up of senseless words, one word of a Gatha is better, which if a man hears, he becomes quiet ... Even though a speech be a thousand (of words), but
Even though a speech be a thousand (of words), but made up of senseless words, one word of sense is better, which if a man hears, he becomes quiet ... Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the
Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the passionless will find delight, for they look not for pleasures The Thousands ... He who always greets and constantly reveres the aged, four
He who always greets and constantly reveres the aged, four things will increase to him, viz life, beauty, happiness, power ... If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after
If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand, and if he but for one moment pay homage to a man whose soul is grounded (in true knowledge), better is that homage than sacrifice for a hundred years ... If a man for a hundred years worship Agni (fire)
If a man for a hundred years worship Agni (fire) in the forest, and if he but for one moment pay homage to a man whose soul is grounded (in true knowledge), better is that homage than sacrifice for a hundred years ... If one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand
If one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors ... Though a man recite a hundred Gathas made up of
Though a man recite a hundred Gathas made up of senseless words, one word of the law is better, which if a man hears, he becomes quiet ... Whatever a man sacrifice in this world as an offering
Whatever a man sacrifice in this world as an offering or as an oblation for a whole year in order to gain merit, the whole of it is not worth a quarter (a farthing); reverence shown to the righteous is better ...