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Rh Share your bread with the needy, love all that breathes on earth; this is the greatest of all commandments of the prophets of old. (322)

Yesterday he was; and today he is not; such is the glory of this wondrous earth. (336)

Take refuge in the unfetterred indwelling spirit of the Lord and hold fast to it with hoops of steel in order that your own fetters may be hacked to pieces’. (350)

Guard against creeping desires, lest they should stea into your heart and smother the light of your soul. (366)

Is there anything mighter than fate? She weaves a strange magic web of her own in the inner shrine of your being, even before you forge an armour against her. (380)

A true and wise lord is he who develops the resources of his kingdom, enriches his exchequer, jealously guards it and allows it to flow into useful channels.

Behold a scholar who is a mine of wisdom; there is not à land which is not his own; wherefore ye men should abandon learning unto the last close of life's taper ? (397)

Let not the mind roam at will; it is part of wisdom to curb its wayward course and direct it to useful ways. (422)

Profit is built on capital, the stability of a sovereign rests on the wise counsel of his ministers. (449)

Chalk out a course of action after great deliberation. It is folly to think of the consequences after having hastily launched out into action. (467)

Consider the hardships of the expedition, your strength, the strength of the enemy, the strength also of your allies, and then go to war. (471)