Friedrich Muller
Friedrich Muller
fruit grows life man monkey runs seeking thirst
The thirst of a thoughtless man grows like a creeper; he runs from life to life, like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest.
autumn cut love thy
Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus, with thy hand!
enjoyment occasion whatever
If an occasion arises, friends are pleasant; enjoyment is pleasant, whatever be the cause.
companion lives man overcoming prudent walks
If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, he may walk with him, overcoming all dangers, happy, but considerate.
again becomes born fat fed great himself hog man rolls sleepy
If a man becomes fat and a great eater, if he is sleepy and rolls himself about, that fool, like a hog fed on wash, is born again and again.
destroy destroys foolish pleasures thirst
Pleasures destroy the foolish, if they look not for the other shore; the foolish by his thirst for pleasures destroys himself, as if he were his own enemy.
commit elephant few man walk
Let a man walk alone, let him commit no sin, with few wishes, like an elephant in the forest.
abuse arrow battle elephant endure endures sent shall
Silently shall I endure abuse as the elephant in battle endures the arrow sent from the bow: for the world is ill-natured.
again driven held pain run undergo
Men, driven on by thirst, run about like a snared hare; held in fetters and bonds, they undergo pain for a long time, again and again.
bad beloved forbid
Let him admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper!he will be beloved of the good, by the bad he will be hated.
great leave leaving man pleasure sees small wise
If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.
listened wise
Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and still lake.
act bear committed evil fruit
For an evil act committed in the world does not bear fruit at once, like a cow.
law learnt man sees supporter talks
A man is not a supporter of the law because he talks much; even if a man has learnt little, but sees the law bodily, he is a supporter of the law, a man who never neglects the law.