R. Chamberlain.
208.
Poverty without debt is independence.
Arabic.
209.
Just as the track of birds that cleave the air Is not discovered, nor yet the path of fish That skim the water, so the course of those Who do good actions is not always seen.
Mahábhárata.
210.
He who has wealth has friends; he who has wealth has relations; he who has wealth is a hero among the people; he who has wealth is even a sage.
Hitopadesa.
211.
Like a beautiful flower, full of colour but without scent, are the fine but fruitless words of him who does not act accordingly.
Dhammapada.
212.
When men are doubtful of the true state of things, their wishes lead them to believe in what is most agreeable.
Arrianus.
213.
Most men the good they have despise, And blessings which they have not prize: In winter, wish for summer's glow, In summer, long for winter's snow.
Sanskrit.
214.
The best conduct a man can adopt is that which gains him the esteem of others without depriving him of his own.
Talmud.
215.
Whoso associates with the wicked will be accused of following their ways, though their principles may have made no impression upon him; just as if a person were in the habit of frequenting a tavern, he would not be supposed to go there for prayer, but to drink intoxicating liquor.
Sa'dí.
216.
The loss of a much-prized treasure is only half felt when we have not regarded its tenure as secure.
Goethe.
217.
The dull-hued turkey apes the gait Of lordly peacock, richly plumed; And thus the poetaster shows When he would fain his verse recite.
Hindu Poetess.
218.
Knowledge acquired by a man of low degree places him on a level with a prince, as a small river attains the irremeable ocean; and his fortune is then exalted.
Hitopadesa.
219.
An evil-minded man is quick to see His neighbour's faults, though small as mustard seed; But when he turns his eyes towards his own, Though large as bilva fruit, he none descries.
Mahábhárata.
220.
Two persons die remorseful: he who possessed and enjoyed not, and he who knew but did not practise.
Sa'dí.
221.
With regard to a secret divulged and kept concealed, there is an excellent proverb, that the one is an arrow still in our possession, the other is an arrow sent from the bow.
Jámí.
222.
The thing we want eludes our grasp, Some other thing is given; sometimes Our wish is gained, and gifts unsought Are ours; these all are God's own work.
Hindu Poetess.
223.
If a man conquer in battle a thousand times a thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greater of conquerors.[10]
Dhammapada.
[10] Cf. Prov. XVI, 32.
224.
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
Demosthenes.
225.
Amongst all possessions knowledge appears pre-eminent. The wise call it supreme riches, because it can never be lost, has no price, and can at no time be destroyed.
Hitopadesa.
226.
