He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?
Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways.
Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
Man in general, if reduced to himself, is too wicked to be free.
Any man who does not accept the conditions of life sells his soul.
He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.
Man does find in Nature deliverance from himself, oblivion of his past, with peace and purity!
Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it.
Cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless.