y began on his part the kindness should begin on
ours.
_Tillotson._
345.
Time, which gnaws and diminishes all things else, augments and
increases benefits, because a noble action of liberality done to a
man of reason doth grow continually by his generously thinking of it
and remembering it.
_Rabelais._
346.
Were all thy fond endeavours vain
To chase away the sufferer's smart,
Still hover near, lest absence pain
His lonely heart.
For friendship's tones have kindlier power
Than odorous fruit, or nectared bowl,
To soothe, in sorrow's languid hour,
The sinking soul.
_Sa'di._
347.
The faults of others are easily perceived, but those of oneself are
difficult to perceive; a man winnows his neighbour's faults like
chaff, but his own fault he hides as a cheat hides the false dice
from the gamester.
_Dhammapada._
348.
Education and morals will be found almost the whole that goes to
make a good man.
_Aristotle._
349.
Toil and pleasure, in their natures opposite, are yet linked
together in a kind of necessary connection.
_Livy._
350.
Enjoy thou the prosperity of others,
Although thyself unprosperous; noble men
Take pleasure in their neighbours' happiness.
_Mahabharata._
351.
Neither live with a bad man nor be at enmity with him; even as if
you take hold of glowing charcoal it will burn you, if you take hold
of cold charcoal it will soil you.
_Buddhist._
352.
In the sandal-tree are serpents, in the water lotus flowers, but
crocodiles also; even virtues are marred by the vicious--in all
enjoyments there is something which impairs our happiness.
_Hitopadesa._
353.
There is no pleasure of life sprouting like a tree from one root but
there is some pain joined to it; and again nature brings good out of
evil.
_Menander._
354.
The manner of giving shows the character of the giver more than the
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