“ Of allibir,ds fh^idtiopg (miner) is' the.mbstjiighly. prized, because.it has
“ a beautiful appearance and can imitate the speech pf man.
“ A woman1 irwhoAloyes ber^husband so. tenderly, that-at his death Sghe
“ . wishes tg;die ;with him, or surviving .never marries again, but lives as
I *^ifashevwere^ dead tp,the world, is valued.abpve albothers of her sex.
The lessqnsof. our parents; are .like'the lessons of the ten wise masters.
“ l^To, master can be. called wise, unless, he attends to what is v?fitten,
“ as -.well ;.on sacred as on worldly subjects* • Such a master .may»be
. jpsfly called.« superior mortal —for it is a difficult task to? learn and
., '*c to attend- "to the same, even as difficult, as to catch and tame a, wld
“ elephant on the edge of -a precipice without iujury. :
“ Melancholy is-itrto see a young man of condition unacquainted with fhe
- «saprpd, writings,; for, be he^eversoi gracefully formed or elegant, in»-his
1 :« Ttumners, .^he remains defective; like the- 'w&ratodri flower-,,; which,
« notwithstanding its fine appearance and bright red colour, emits no
fragrance whatever. ,
m 2^q manfCan be callqd.good .or bad, until his actions prove-him iaaj ,-Thus
„ « .if a man declares that hejias never taken-any but delioiou^fpod* it
« will be shewn in his appearance. -If he is stout and well looking,-,then
.-„««may he.be credited; but if, on the contrary, he is poor and lean,, then
. «> it is.impossible that he should have lived-on good food. ,
« In lilfe manner, when a man pretends to be^the friend, of mankind,•, it
.. « must-be proved by his behaviour when he revivesj^h^vi^its.-Qf-others,
.i « .-If he receives his guests with kindness and hospitality- then is.hejthe
.« friend ..of mankind, otherwise he is not so. And further,-if a man
« pretends to have fasted and prayed, and to -have^becope a holy man,
V»,“ It will be known whether he is really so, by the'Sneces^which attends
, « the prayers which he puts up for anothex^if the Deity hears- them
« not, then is lie a deceiver.'
«\A caterpillar has its poison in its head, a scorpion in., jta tail* and, a,snake
« in its teeth, but it is unknown in what part of the bpdy the poison of
_..„•« man is concealed: a bad man is therefore considered poisono.us^in his
, ff, ^Ijole'frame. t
« A child which is indulged bv its parents in every thing, is like a young
« fish in a clear and pure stream, in which it grows and sports, uncon-
« scious whither it may lead.
As dhe -strengthiof a bird is;in -its- kings',. so .does the power, of a prince
*: 'consist,, infhis ,.su%£ts‘$;,bqp^^ ' the; means j of persons
« properly dflform^edS pn following points-;; First, how a country
Jf/ough.t. tp^be p;roperlj^a4ministeEe^-;j sepondly; 'how--to, please a prinefe ;
x< thirdly,,-. prepare all -^plicarijisf-fanhimand fourthly,'.how to
.,f ^preserve di^ipljne and i direct tj^^condupb, of an army. ,_
The, dread off thg.snbjpetjshpqldl^ej§ucb,, that, the, orders, of .the prince
tosbpuld,beLto him like, a clap- pf, thunder,,, that'maybe heard far and
M 1
A man who does!.evil to his • companions acts-Against.the sacred writings
^andvthgdfesSonS of his.-instriictpr.jhe^ijeari never [enjoy prosperity, but
[‘iowill ..-meet with misfortuhesidn,all his proceedings. Such a.man is like
« a piece of porcelain, , which ijW'hen,. if falls »fpi the. ground breaks into
’many..pieces .andj^an-ngjVpi^flP spnclpredi perfect. . >
A fiSld without ;pastiiret is. not frequented-by "cattle, /neither does a'»river
“ without water contain fish. An .insfHiGtgr, f,who ■ knoweth not howto
\<< perforni-.-it®^ duties, of . his situation carij hayq but, few .disciples, and a
^‘^.princo who pays, little Egg-ard;.to, his..country and’subjects; will in time
« tiotTfhly loSp;his fame a»d glory; b)it bis.authority;'also.„ - -
ptdqWell known,f that a man cannot take tbeygopds of this .world with
,« him to the-graye,. and' that .man .after this fife is punished, with-Heaven
tegorkelbiaccOrding to the.merits of hi%^j|ripnsin t^ s a man’s, duty,
^thfevpfore, requirgs, ..of himrtp. remember-tbaih^muk die ; and jf-he
has-been, merciful and liberal in,thisdife^to;the popr, hfe^wilkberreward-
« hereafter. Happy is the man who-.'divides ;disy,property Equally
^fl^between himself and the indigent, who .feeds the poor-and clothes the
« naked, and relieves all who are in distress,;/he' has* hereafter to expect
^-nothing but good,;.,; m ,;n o -m jl
Thq following apimals, as'being injurious tq-the -health' of man, are not
^p ro p e r to bqused.by him 'as;.-food’: rats,- dogs,, frogs;'isnakes,- worms,
«(gnonkeys, lizards,, and the like. '
A hapdsome manjs an joxnament- for/the community, andifoj|&;that has
« good manners besides,; is^an ornament tQ his prineg; but .be who
« understands the: seprqd wfitings is the .the [qommunity and a
jjfA delight to his prince;.; f,
A prince whp.wishes fq;kpow,hi^,subjects-well, ought to be attentive to
« their