Those who have power to help, but fail The man who kindly treats a foe CXXII. The humble are wise. Those men who far 'bove others rise CXXIII. Marks of a virtuous man. No ill the thoughtful man disturbs, CXXIV. Selfishness. Mahabharata v. 1011. Who more inhuman lives than he, CXXV. "Ef any provide not for his own, . . . he is worse than an infidel" (1st Epistle to Timothy v. 8.) Manu xi. 9. Those men who ample gifts on strangers waste, CXXVI. Disinterestedness: "Do good and lend, hoping for nothing again" (St Luke vi. 34 f.) Mahābhārata iii. 16796. The good to others kindness show, The best and greatest men they know, CXXVII. Do to others as ye would that they should do to you. Mahabharata v. 1517; xii. 9248 f.; 9281; xiii. 5571 f. Whene'er thy acts the source must be Of good or ill to other men, Deal thou with them in all things then CXXVIII. Marks of a good man. CXXIX. The Same. Mahabharata i. 6116, 6254; and iii. 13252. Kind deeds are never thrown away CXXX. Beneficence a duty. Mahabharata iii. 13745; xii. 3531'. A man should do with all his might CXXXI. The prosperity of others not to be envied. On thee to smile though fortune never deign, [The last two lines of this maxim are ambiguous, and may, perhaps, admit of an unfavourable interpretation; viz., that the unfortunate may find means of benefiting by the wealth of others, by recommending themselves to their favour. See, however, the context, as given in the Appendix.] CXXXII. The requiter, not equal to the doer, of good acts. Mahabharata xii. 4993. The man who manifold hath paid CXXXIII. "This is the law and the prophets." Vikrama charita 158. In one short verse I here express CXXXIV. Do not to others what thou would'st not have done to thee. Panchatantra iii. 104 (or 103, in another edition.) Hear virtue's sum expressed in one To thee, would cause thee inward smart. CXXXV. "Ef ye love them which love you what reward habe ye?" (St Matthew v. 46.) Panchatantra i. 277 (or 247 in another edition.) His action no applause invites, Who simply good with good repays : He only justly merits praise Who wrongful deeds with kind requites. CXXXVI. The highest worship of the Deity. To scatter joy throughout thy whole Of God, the Universal Soul. CXXXVII. The proper aim of life. He only does not live in vain Who all the means within his reach CXXXVIII. The means of attaining to final liberation. Those men alone the secret know |