Friedrich Muller
Friedrich Muller
drinks happily law lives preached rejoices sage serene
He who drinks in the law lives happily with a serene mind: the sage rejoices always in the law, as preached by the elect.
full himself idle lazy man though time whose
He who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise, who, though young and strong, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle man will never find the way to knowledge.
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.
man tells treasures true
If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found.
deep dry hamlet persons water wherever
In a hamlet or in a forest, in the deep water or on the dry land, wherever venerable persons dwell, that place is delightful.
amidst blame falter people rock solid wise
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst blame and praise.
autumn cut love thy
Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus, with thy hand!
among best elephant endures king lead tamed
They lead a tamed elephant to battle, the king mounts a tamed elephant; the tamed is the best among men, he who silently endures abuse.
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.
age elder head man
A man is not an elder because his head is grey; his age may be ripe, but he is called 'Old-in-vain.'
furious hold holds hook mind mine rider shall wandering
This mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it liked, as it listed, as it pleased; but I shall now hold it in thoroughly, as the rider who holds the hook holds in the furious elephant.
lying pride blood
After a stronghold has been made of the bones, it is covered with flesh and blood, and there dwell in it old age and death, pride and deceit.