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Folio 5
"To the person who knows the True Nature of things,
What need is there of a teacher?
To the person who has recovered from illness,
What need is there of a physician?
To the person who has crossed the river,
What need is there of a boat?"
Folio 7
"An astronomer calculates and divines
the motion of the Moon and the stars,
But still he does not divine that in his own household his
own womenfolk, being at variance, are misbehaving."
Folio 8
"In eating, sleeping, fearing, and copulating, men and beasts
are alike;
Man excels the beast by engaging in religious practices.
So why should a man, if he be without religion, not be
equal to the beast?"
Folio 13
"Time is fleeting, learning is vast; no one knows the
duration of one's life:
Therefore use the swan's art of extracting milk from water,
And devote yourself to the Most Precious [Path].
Although many stars shine, and that ornament of the Earth,
the Moon also shines,
Yet when the Sun sets, it becomes night."
Folio 15
"The science, which teaches arts and handicrafts
Is merely science for the gaining of a living;
But the science which teaches deliverance from worldly
existence,
Is not that the true science?"
Folio 20
"That which one desires not for oneself,
Do not do unto others."
Folio 22
"The foolish are like ripples on water,
For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced;
But the righteous are like carvings upon stone,
For their smallest act is durable."
Folio 23
"With the wise and gentle, the contented and the truthful,
Companionship, even in prison, is better than sovereignty
with the unruly."
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