Friedrich Muller
Friedrich Muller
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.
listened wise
Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and still lake.
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.
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.
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.
commit elephant few man walk
Let a man walk alone, let him commit no sin, with few wishes, like an elephant in the forest.
call cut desires difficult free leave leaving people pleasures strong wise
That fetter wise people call strong which drags down, yields, but is difficult to undo; after having cut this at last, people leave the world, free from cares, and leaving desires and pleasures behind.
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.
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.
again altogether birth enter mind thou thy wilt
If thy mind is altogether free, thou wilt not again enter into birth and decay.
man wealthy whatever
Whatever place a faithful, virtuous, celebrated, and wealthy man chooses, there he is respected.
freedom obtained quiet thus true word
His thought is quiet, quiet are his word and deed, when he has obtained freedom by true knowledge, when he has thus become a quiet man.