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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. Nagarjuna
Although a cloth be washed a hundred times, how can it be rendered clean and pure if it be washed in water which is dirty? Nagarjuna
An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. Nagarjuna
He who knoweth the precepts by heart, but faileth to practice them, is like unto one who lighteth a lamp and then shutteth his eyes. Nagarjuna
Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads. Nagarjuna
Property is unstable, and youth perishes in a moment. Life itself is held in the grinning fangs of Death, Yet men delay to obtain release from the world. Alas, the conduct of mankind is surprising. Nagarjuna
The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest. Nagarjuna
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable. Nagarjuna
The science which teacheth arts and handicrafts is merely science for the gaining of a living; but the science which teacheth deliverance from worldly existence, is not that the true science? Nagarjuna
This body, full of faults, Has yet one great quality: Whatever it encounters in this temporal life Depends upon one’s actions. Nagarjuna
Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, Although they come and go by day, Are like the smith’s bellows: They take breath but are not alive. Nagarjuna
Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one’s own efforts. Nagarjuna
