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He points out the folly of pilgrimages. 



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Though he roam to Concan, no dog will turn into a lion. 

 Going to Benares will make no pig an elephant. And no 

 pilgrimage will make a saint of one whose nature is dif- 

 ferent. 



He thoroughly disbelieves in omens and other similar 

 superstitions. 



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Fortune-telling, possession by sfi demon, dreams of sleep, 

 idle wishes, and pleasing auguries, with divinations of all 

 sorts, turn out true or false, as it may 4 happen. Who can rely 

 on them ? 



He has a great contempt for hermits and Suniassies. 



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Even a goat can attain to such corporeal perfection, as 

 consists in living on leaves ; how apt men are to fall into 

 foolish whims. 



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