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## Adipurana, Chapter 34 & 35:
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"He who is immersed in the darkness of anger and does not liberate himself, he is unable to distinguish between right and wrong action, and is caught in the middle."
"How can one who is ignorant of his own self know what is right and what is wrong? How can one who is unable to conquer his own inner enemies be a true master?"
"True glory in the world is lasting, not fleeting wealth."
"Even at the end of his life, will a bee, intoxicated by the fragrance of flowers on the head of an Apsara, desire anything other than honey?"
"Even if a barren land dries up, what else would it desire, having received the rain from the clouds, the water from the sky, and the coolness from the moon?"
"Those who are bound by karma rise up for liberation."
"All actions, both external and internal, are for the purification of the soul."
"True austerity manifests itself and bears great fruit."
"This is the nature of a wicked person: to force their views on others, to boast of their own virtues, and to find fault with others."
"A wicked person exposes the faults of others and hides his own, while praising his own virtues and concealing the virtues of others."
"An ignorant person, clinging to the fruits of his actions, which are devoid of true happiness, embraces wickedness as if it were a vine."
"I consider this wickedness, which is accepted by the virtuous, praised by the world, and yields bitter fruits, to be a vine of suffering that binds the world."
"Complete pacification is not prescribed in the presence of heat. Even in the presence of a dear one, applying water to burning ghee is not effective."
"Similarly, I believe that even a great offering is not effective in the case of a powerful fire. How can a thousand logs extinguish a blazing fire?"
"Just as heated iron does not become soft, so too, a cruel person does not become gentle even with punishment. Even a hunter does not become friendly with a deer, even if he is offered gifts."
"Even an old elephant can carry a load, but what can a young calf do?"
"The sun alone is radiant, what else is greater than it?"
"The fruit of one's own actions is praiseworthy, but the fruit of another's actions is like a creeper on another's tree, not to be desired."
"A king who desires wealth obtained by harming others, is like a drum that makes a sound like a snake, seeking liberation."
"A king who accepts wealth obtained by harming others, carries the burden of his own wickedness, like a heavy cloak."
"He who desires to live by enjoying pleasures obtained by harming others, is like a broken chariot, how can he have any strength?"
"Even without breaking the umbrella, the shadow is broken. Similarly, he who carries the burden of harming others, has his head bowed."
"If even the sages are equal, having renounced all possessions, who would desire to rule a kingdom for the sake of worldly pleasures?"
"It is better to live in the forest, it is better to give up one's life, than to be subservient to a wicked person, for a man of noble lineage."
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