By degrees, little by little, from time to time, a wise person should remove his own impurities as a smith removes the dross from silver.
A disciple in training will comprehend this earth, the realm of death and the realm of the gods. A disciple in training will investigate the well-taught Path of Virtue, even as an expert garland-maker picks flowers.
There is no evil that cannot be done by the liar, who has transgressed the one law of truthfulness and who is indifferent to the world beyond.
If one speaks or acts with pure mind, because of that happiness follows one, even as one’s shadow that never leaves.
Hatred never ceases through hatred in this world; through love alone they cease. This is an eternal law.
Make haste in doing good; check your mind from evil; for the mind of him who is slow in doing meritorious actions delights in evil.
An ignorant man committing evil deeds does not realise the consequences. The imprudent man is consumed by his own deeds, like one burnt by fire.
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
