The Elephant I will bear criticism like an elephant in battle bears an arrow from a bow.
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320 One can take a trained elephant even into a crowd. The king himself will ride a trained elephant. He who is disciplined is the best of men, since he can bear criticism. There is no reaching the unattainable with mounts like these, but with himself well under control a disciplined man can get there. 323 Dhammapalo, the elephant, is hard to control in rut.