has been placed in them compare verse a they who do not recognise any who look to good qualities not bad who do not enter upon quarrels are most excellent men the good recollect only benefits and not hostile acts though done to them and doing what is to others they expect no return m i b f he only is a complete man a good deed done to whom is not lost and who does more many times more in verse for another than another has done for him iii let a man do a what has been done to among the gods there is nothing fixed in regard to this m iii xii b let a man set himself to do the good which he may design let him not reward evil for evil but be always good m xii i give this verse with its from the xii ff a foolish man who is unfortunate from of old in consequence of what has gone before constantly the of events iii he cannot endure those who are successful and regards prosperous men as this cause this his suffering continually those who fancy themselves heroes are full of envy and be not thou thus envious o king endure thou the prosperity of others although discreet men always enjoy good fortune though it is found elsewhere for prosperity though abiding with an enemy flows away to a man and righteous men who are thoughtful and practised in contemplation voluntarily abandon prosperity and quit their sons and perceiving as they do that the love of gain and wealth occasion much pain other men too abandon the pursuit of wealth thinking it to be very difficult of acquisition m xii a man who very largely a benefit conferred on himself is not equal to the first benefactor he only acts in of what has been done for him the other acts without this motive hear the sum of duty which ia declared in a of books helping others is to be esteemed as oppression of others as sin iii ed hear the sum of and when thou hast heard learn or it do not to others what would be to ed a ed what merit is there in the goodness of the man who is good to hie he only who is good to those who do him wrong is called good by the virtuous i� a good men are generally distressed by the of mankind such sympathy is the highest worship of the soul of all things that the wise man should in whatever manner he can promote the satisfaction of every embodied creature � this is the worship of compare s ra fi b l na a x the birth of embodied creatures in this world completely fruitful is this that they should with their life with their means with their understanding and with their speech always seek to promote the welfare of other creatures in this ed he whose days come and go devoid of � he like the of a blacksmith thou breathing does not live the man whose heart wi pity to all creatures has knowledge and gains final which are not attained by hair ashes and the garb of a m iii let a man conquer a by generosity a liar by truth a cruel man by patience and a bad man by goodness v let a man conquer anger with calmness a bad man by goodness a by generosity and falsehood by l this occurs also as verse in the written in the language a very different is found in m eh xii to act towards any man as he has acted to any other is conduct is to be by deceit and kindly conduct is to be with kindness m v the gods regard with delight the man who does not utter language or cause it to be uttered who when struck does not strike again or cause his to be struck and who does not desire to the wicked man xii he who when does not say anything either bitter or pleasing who through patience when smitten does not again nor wish any evil to his in him the gods constantly delight instead of delight in dr here renders envy in m xii ff it is said among other things of a man who in pursuit of final has the world and adopted a and life v let him endure with patience let him desire nothing when he is angrily addressed let him speak kindly when let him reply if xii suitable hospitality should be shown even to an enemy when he comes to one s house a tree does not withdraw its shade even from him who comes to cut it down these words are said in the poem to be addressed by a bird to a m ii dost thou cherish as a son an enemy who has resorted to thee from fear or who has fallen into decay or who has been conquered in battle this is one of a series of questions on duty proposed by n to ii ff m xiii he is a most excellent man who in his calamity even an enemy in distress who takes refuge with him xiii those friendly men go to heaven who when they meet with them treat with the same disposition foes and s j aud in the ot s code a good man regards the welfare of others does not show enmity even when be is being destroyed even when it is being cut down the tree fragrance to the edge of the h let no one a person who to hia or send him away empty a gift bestowed even on an outcast or a dog is not thrown away the sentiment in ia not so good he who has committed a very sinful act and gives food to a especially to a does not suffer for his 