“By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the… — Dhammapada 25 (Müller) | The Right Words Movement

By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.

— Dhammapada 25 (Müller)Buddhist

From F. Max Müller, The Dhammapada (1881, PD)

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