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Those Born Blind Cannot See; Similarly Blind Are Those In The Grip Of Lust. Proud Men Have No Perception Of Evil; And Those Bent On Acquiring Riches See No Sin In Their Actions.

He Shall Despise None, But Hear The Opinions Of All. A Wise Man Shall Make Use Of Even A Child's Sensible Utterance.

Those Base Men Who Speak Of The Secret Faults Of Others Destroy Themselves Like Serpents That Stray Onto Anthills.

He Who Befriends A Man Whose Conduct Is Vicious, Whose Vision Impure, And Who Is Notoriously Crooked, Is Rapidly Ruined.

Let Not A Single Day Pass Without Your Learning A Verse, Half A Verse, Or A Fourth Of It, Or Even One Letter Of It; Nor Without Attending To Charity, Study And Other Pious Activity.