Behold the men who have renounced sense-enjoyments and live a life of discipline: the scriptures exalt their glory above every other good.

Thou canst not measure the greatness of ascetics: thou canst as well count the number of the dead.

Behold the men who have weighed this life with the next and have renounced: the earth is made radiant by their greatness.

Behold the man whose firm will controlleth his five senses even as the goading hook controlleth the elephant: he is a seed fit for the fields of heaven.

The King of the Gods himself, Indra, is witness unto the might of him that hath burned away the five desires.5

The great ones are they who can achieve the impossible:6 the feeble ones are those who cannot.

Behold the man who appreciateth at their true value the sensations of touch and taste and sight and sound and smell:7 he will command the world.

The scriptures of the world proclaim the greatness of the men of the mighty word.

It is impossible to support even for a second the wrath of those who stand on the rock of renunciation.

It is saintly men that are to be called Brahmans: for it is they that have compassion on all life.8