XIII
Self-Control
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Self-control leadeth unto heaven, but uncontrolled passion is the royal road to endless darkness.
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Guard thy self-control as a very treasure: life hath no richer wealth here below.
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Behold the man who controlleth his passions consciously and by the right way: wisdom and every other blessing will come unto him.
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Behold the man who hath triumphed over his passions and who swerveth not from duty: his form is more imposing than a mountain.
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Humility is beautiful in all man: but alone on the rich doth it shine in all its splendour.
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Behold the man who can draw in into himself his five senses even as the tortoise doth its limbs: he hath laid up for himself a treasure for all his future births.
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Whatever else thou rein not in, rein in thy tongue: for an unbridled tongue leadeth unto grief.
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If even one word of thine causeth pain to another, all thy virtue is lost.
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The burn caused by fire healeth in its time: but the wound burned in by the tongue remaineth green forever.
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Behold the man who hath learned wisdom and whose mind is tranquil and under perfect control: Righteousness pilgrimageth to his home in order to have a look at him.