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 sight to the eye of a deer or fragrance to a lily in the pond? Who gives to the descendants of a race their disposition? Each comes of itself.

Flavourless is a betel-leaf without lime and insipid the adornments of one without wealth; tasteless is a curry devoid of salt; senseless the expositions of one without knowledge.

One observant is full of learning; he increases his knowledge; by means of knowledge he understands the meaning: the comprehension of the meaning brings satisfaction.

Food, sexual intercourse, and sleep appertain both to oxen and men; knowledge is peculiar to man: one of a debased intellect is on a level with oxen.

Friendship is not equal in value to knowledge; there is no enemy like sickness; no love is equal to self-love; no power equal to moral merit.