Men who have not observed discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish.
Tradizione buddhista · Dhammapada · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 81
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Men who have not observed discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish.
Tradizione buddhista · Dhammapada · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 81
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