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Translation:

Control of self does man conduct to bliss th' immortals share;

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Translation:

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Let self-control be guarded as a treasure; there is no greater source of good for man than that.

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Translation:

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Translation:

In his station, all unswerving, if man self subdue,

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More lofty than a mountain will be the greatness of that man who without swerving from his domestic
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Humility is good in all; but especially in the rich it is (the excellence of) higher riches.

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Like tortoise, who the five restrains

In one, through seven world bliss obtains.

Explanation:

Should one throughout a single birth, like a tortoise keep in his five senses, the fruit of it will prove
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Translation:

Whate'er they fail to guard, o'er lips men guard should keep;
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Whatever besides you leave unguarded, guard your tongue; otherwise errors of speech and the
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Translation:

Though some small gain of good it seem to bring,

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Translation:

In flesh by fire inflamed, nature may thoroughly heal the sore;

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The wound which has been burnt in by fire may heal, but a wound burnt in by the tongue will never
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Translation:

Who learns restraint, and guards his soul from wrath,

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Virtue, seeking for an opportunity, will come into the path of that man who, possessed of learning
and self-control, guards himself against anger.

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