Most men the good they have despise, And blessings which they have not prize: In winter, wish for summer's glow, In summer, long for winter's snow.

Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.

Most men the good they have despise, And blessings which they have not prize: In winter, wish for summer's glow, In summer, long for winter's snow.

Tradizione sanscrita · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 213

Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.

He only does not live in vain Who all the means within his reach Employs--his wealth, his thought, his speech-- T'advance the weal of other men.

Tradizione sanscrita · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 125

Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.

A wise man takes a step at a time; he establishes one foot before he takes up the other: an old place should not be forsaken recklessly.

Tradizione sanscrita · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 131

Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.

As far and wide the vernal breeze Sweet odours waft from blooming trees, So, too, the grateful savour spreads To distant lands of virtuous deeds.

Tradizione sanscrita · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 137

Wording recorded in the collection; original language not established.

In one short verse I here express The sum of tomes of sacred lore: Beneficence is righteousness, Oppression's sin's malignant core.

Tradizione sanscrita · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 191