In youth a man is deluded by other ideas than those which delude him in middle life, and again in his decay he embraces other ideas.

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In youth a man is deluded by other ideas than those which delude him in middle life, and again in his decay he embraces other ideas.

Tradizione indiana · Mahābhārata · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 441

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'Tis not for gain, for fame, from fear That righteous men injustice shun, And virtuous men hold virtue dear: An inward voice they seem to hear, Which tells them duty must be done.

Tradizione indiana · Mahābhārata · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 136

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Repeated sin destroys the understanding And he whose reason is impaired repeats His sins. The constant practising of virtue Strengthens the mental faculties, and he Whose judgment stronger grows acts always right.

Tradizione indiana · Mahābhārata · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 170

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Just as the track of birds that cleave the air Is not discovered, nor yet the path of fish That skim the water, so the course of those Who do good actions is not always seen.

Tradizione indiana · Mahābhārata · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 209

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A bad man is as much pleased as a good man is distressed to speak ill of others.

Tradizione indiana · Mahābhārata · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 321