Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise! When thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt not enter again into birth and decay.Dhp 18.238 · Dhammapada · Impurity
Dhp 18.238
Dhammapada · translated by F. Max Muller
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ImpermanenceWisdomPatienceChildrenWealthCharityLiberationWork
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Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.Ecclesiastes 1:2 · Bible · Ecclesiastes
Lo! these love fleeting life, and put behind them (the remembrance of) a grievous day.Quran 76:27 · Quran · The Man
Nachiketas said: O Death, these are fleeting; they weaken the vigour of all the senses in man. Even the longest life is short. Keep thou thy chariots, dance and music.Katha 65 · Upanishads · Katha-Upanishad
Now deep in ocean sunk the lamp of light, And drew behind the cloudy veil of night: The conquering Trojans mourn his beams decay’d; The Greeks rejoicing bless the friendly shade.Iliad 8.40 · Iliad · 8
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