James Gray

“ The fourteenth day of the dark half of a month, a dense forest, an overclouded sky, and midnight—these are the four kinds of darkness: darkness, however great each of these is, an ignorant man is darker still. ”

“ An ignorant man does not free himself from suffering, being like a log in (the ocean of) transmigration; therefore two kinds of worldlings have been spoken of by Gotama, the kinsman of the sun,—one a worldling who is blind, and the other a worldling who is intelligent. ”

“ One guarded by a mother, one guarded by a father, one guarded by both father and mother, one guarded by a brother, one guarded by a sister, one guarded by relatives, one guarded by one of the same clan, one guarded by the scriptures, one guarded by one betrothed, and one who is punished for her falling away—these are ten kinds of women with whom no liberty should be taken. ”

“ Gradually the nimbas grew up. Their roots and branches were united and variously connected together. By this union with what was disagreeable and sour, the sweet-fruited amba at last became bitter, with a taste like that of the nimba leaf. Having discovered that the amba fruits had become bitter, the gardener ran away. Dadhivâhana, having gone into the garden, on eating an amba fruit, but not being able to get down the juice of the amba, which had entered his mouth, because it was like that of the disfusting nimba, hawked and spat. ”

“ The learned declare that as the moon is more excellent than all the heavenly bodies, even so is wisdom (than all other acquirements) ; virtuous practice, glory, and goodness follow [15] in the wake of those who are wise.
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Even if, during his whole lifetime, a foolish man attends upon one who is learned, he knows not his duty, just as a (wooden) spoon perceives not the flavour of the curry gravy. ”

“ A husband should act in five matters towards his wife—speaking sweetly to her, not despising her, not taking another wife, allowing her control (in cooking, &c.) , and supplying her wants.
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The duty of a wife towards a husband should be observed in five matters—punctuality, entertaining (relatives, &c.) , not taking another husband, protecting the property, and being skilful and assiduous.
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In five things should a person pay regard to friends—loving speech, liberality, looking after their interests, seeking their prosperity, considering them like himself. ”

“ But if a wise man attend upon a wise man only for a moment, he soon knows his duty, as the tongue the flavour of the curry gravy.
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Eight things have been declared by Buddha, the relative of the sun, to be inconsistent with the hearing of the True Law, namely, a foreign country, existence in the formless state, [16] existence in the unconscious state, defective members (of the body) , false doctrine, being a brute, being a spirit, and existence in hell. ”

“ He who through love, hate, fear, or ignorance transgresses what is right, his prosperity declines just like the moon at the time of its waning.
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He who does not transgress what is right, whether through love or hate, or fear or ignorance, his prosperity increases like the moon at the time of its waning.
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Parents are spoken of as the east, teachers as the south, wives as the west, and friends as the north; slaves and servants are like the nadir ”

“ A man deteriorates who associates with one who is vile; associating with an equal ever prevents deterioration; a wise man who associates with one more exalted progresses; serve, therefore, one who is superior to oneself. ”

“ Existence is suffering; (2) human passion is suffering; (3) existence may be put an end to by the destruction of passion; and (4) a life of holiness leads to the destruction of passion. Each of these is capable of comprehensive applications, and is made the foundation of a great deal of doctrinal discussion. ”

“ The thinking of a good thought, the uttering of a good speech, and the doing of a good deed,—this is the characteristic of a wise man.
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Even if there be no one to depend upon, one should not depend upon a fool: a fool, indeed, like an enemy with a sword in his hand, leads one to destruction.
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If occasion arise, one should depend upon a wise man: like a dear, loving relative, a wise man does not lead one to destruction.
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The mango-tree, yielding sweet fruit, [2] grew bitter once upon a time by commingling with useless plants; [3] why not living beings? ”

“ The fire will cease only when all matter is completely devoured by the flames. Periodically, heavy and continuous showers of rain will fall and destroy the world, and the destruction may also be brought about by wind according to a certain routine. ”

“ See "Institutes of Manu," Bk. ii. ↑ See Lokanîti, 40. ↑ Gotama in a previous existence was a bull known as Nandivisâla. He came into the possession of a Brahman, and in order to do his master a kindness, he one day asked him to make a bet of a thousand that his bull would move a hundred carts well laden. The bet was made with a squire. A hindred carts were laden with sand, stones, &c. When Nandivisâla was yoked to the foremost cart, he was ruged on by the Brahman with shouts of "brute" and "wretch." ”