In consequence of folly they do not know that their bodies are only modifications.[731]Mbh 12.212.1b · Mahabharata · SANTI PARVA
Mbh 12.212.1b
Mahabharata · translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.Psalms 126:5 · Bible · Psalms
The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend.Quran 41:34 · Quran
He whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds, brightens up this world, like the moon when freed from clouds.Dhp 13.173 · Dhammapada · The World
The movement of the Tao By contraries proceeds; And weakness marks the course Of Tao's mighty deeds.Tao Te Ching 40.1 · Tao Te Ching
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