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A man who engages in matters he should avoid is doomed, like a monkey pulling out a peg and getting trapped.
Let your enemies be indifferent to spring, disinterested in intimacy, repelled by fresh water, addicted to bitter things, and suffer in each season!
A cow cannot be protected without a stick (discipline). Even a naive shepherd understands this—how much more so should a king?
Unspoken truth is better than spoken lies; if spoken, let it be true, kind, relevant, and righteous.
Like untrained women uttering meaningless sighs in winter, untrained people speak unintelligibly—this winter season marks their rise.
Eloquence is useless before uneducated listeners, just like beauty is wasted on a blind husband.
Even if you don’t follow formal vows, still perform your duties; like a cow still chews grass even while roaming.
A man always weak is considered saintly; a deformed woman is called devoted; a sick person is revered as devout; and a poor man, celibate.
The thief who lacks strength is called righteous; the ugly woman becomes devoted; the sick becomes devout; the old courtesan is named ascetic.
One who is helpless is called saintly; the poor is deemed celibate; the sick is a devotee; and the old woman is thought to be loyal.
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