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“A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus.”

“Your father you esteem. Your mother you pamper. Your relatives you regard. Your friends you value. Your neighbors you respect. Your enemies you pardon.”

“Pleasure awakens the body, wisdom awakens the mind, joy awakens the heart, and love awakens the soul.”

“It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.”

“Embrace all. Help some. Trust few. Harm none.”

“Your natural eyes see much, but your spiritual eyes see more. Your natural ears hear much, but your spiritual ears hear more. Your natural hands carry much, but your spiritual hands carry more. Your natural feet travel much, but your spiritual feet travel more. Your natural mind understands much, but your spiritual mind understands more. Your natural heart experiences much, but your spiritual heart experiences more. Your natural life matters much, but your spiritual life matters more. When you close your eyes, your spiritual eyes still see. When you close your ears, your spiritual ears still hear. When you close your mouth, your spiritual toungue still speaks. When you close your hands, your spiritual arms still give.”

“The mind speaks, though it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.”

“A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.”

“When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.”

“Pain that results in success is better than pleasure that results in failure.”