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leave not a wreck behind. One man in his sleep receives some informa- 

 tion, and he goes and tells it to his neighbour — from such idle narrations 

 what benefit is obtained — what will be left to us when we have been 

 winnowing chaff." 



" I meditate upon the Suni Doctrine alone, and know neither virtue 

 nor vice — many have been the princes of the earth, and nothing did they 

 bring and nothing took they away — the good name of the liberal survived 

 him, and disrepute covered the niggard with its shadow. So let men 

 speak good words, that none may speak ill of them afterwards. Take 

 during the few days of your life what the world offers you. Enjoy your own 

 share, and give some of it to others : without liberality, who shall acquire 

 reputation ? Give ever after your means, such is the established rule. To 

 some give money, to some respect, to some kind words, and to some 

 delight. Do good to all the world, that all the world may speak good of 

 you. Praise the name of the liberal when you rise in the morning, and 

 throw dust upon the name of the niggard. Evil and good are attributes of 

 the body — you have the choice of two sweetmeats in your hands. Karna 

 was a giver of gold, and Janaka as liberal as wise. Sivi, Harischandra, 

 DADHfcHA, and many others, have acquired by their bounty fame through- 

 out the world." 



" Many now are, many have been, and many will be — the world is 

 never empty ; like leaves upon the trees, new ones blossom as the old 

 decay. Fix not your heart upon a withered leaf, but seek the shade of 

 the green foliage — a horse of a thousand rupees is good for nothing when 

 dead, but a living tattoo will carry you along the road. Have no hope 

 in the man that is dead, trust but in him that is living. He that is dead 

 will be alive no more : a truth that all men do not know : of all those that 

 have died, has any business brought any one back again, or has any one 

 brought back tidings of the rest. A rent garment cannot be spun 



