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The intellect of the old, due to the effect of age, is generally dull. But the intellect of those who have attained self-realization increases with age. ||18||11||
New age is neither a defect nor a virtue, it is just a change. Like a new fire, even though it burns, it is not as strong as an old fire. ||18||120||
One who speaks without being asked is considered very arrogant. ||18||121||
The tongue of a wise person, even in dreams, does not speak eight kinds of harmful words, does not engage in harmful actions, and does not speak harshly to others. ||18||123||
Just as a mixture of milk and other things is spoiled by adding sour substances, so too, even if given to an undeserving person, it becomes their own and is destroyed. ||20||143||
Just as a metal vehicle cannot carry another vehicle, so too, a person burdened with karma and vices cannot liberate another. ||20||14||
A foolish person, under the control of his own desires, considers things to be desirable or undesirable. From these desires and aversions, he binds himself with a bondage that is difficult to break. ||21||24||
That happiness which arises from association with others is not true happiness. True happiness is eternal, imperishable, and arises from the Self. ||21||20||
True knowledge, conduct, and the fruits of conduct are all based on truth. Knowledge, obtained through seeing, hearing, and association with the wise, is the cause of liberation. ||24||121||
Conduct that is devoid of knowledge and true vision is useless. It is like a blind man wandering aimlessly, leading to a fall. ||24||122||