Tzu King asked: “Has the nobler sort of man any hatreds?” The Master replied: “He has. He hates those who publish the faults of others; he hates men of low condition who vilify those above them; he hates those whose courage is unaccompanied by self-restraint; he hates those who are audacious but narrow-minded.” “And you, […]
‘Galenus’ saw a fool hanging on with his hands to the collar of a learned man and insulting him, whereon he said: ‘If he were learned he would not have come to this pass with an ignorant man.’ Two wise men do not contend and quarrel Nor does a scholar fight with a contemptible fellow. If
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Once upon a moonlit night, a congregation of moths gathered, their hearts aflame with desire—to be united with the candle. Their whispered deliberations echoed through the darkness: “We must send an emissary to unravel the secrets of our amorous longing.” And so, one moth embarked on a mission. He ventured to a distant castle, where
A good runner leaves no track. A good speech leaves no flaws for attack. A good reckoner makes use of no counters. A well shut door makes use of no bolts, And yet cannot be opened. A well-tied knot makes use of no rope, And yet cannot be untied. Therefore the Sage is good at
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Once there was a king with a son who loved martial exercises. One night, the king had a dream that warned him his son would be killed by a lion. Fearing the dream might come true, he built a beautiful palace for his son, decorating its walls with life-sized pictures of various animals, including a lion. When the young prince saw the lion painting, his frustration at being confined boiled over. Standing near the image, he exclaimed, “Oh, you most detestable of animals! Because of a mere dream my father had, I am shut up in this palace as if I were a girl. What can I do to you now?” With these words, he reached out to a thorn tree, intending to cut a stick to beat the lion. But a sharp prickle pierced his finger, causing severe pain and inflammation. The young prince fainted and soon developed a violent fever, from which he died not many days late
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One day there was a hot discussion in the court of King Nosherwan (Persian king). Different people provided different arguments to prove their positions. But one lord of the tribe was silent at Court. The king asked him, “why are you silent and not participating in this discussion?” The lord replied, “Advisors are like doctors; doctors give medicine only to
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Once upon a times, the Frogs used to live in a free and easy way, each one as he pleased. But the elders among them did not like this. They were tired from this boredom. One day they begged ‘Jove‘ to send a king for them to rule. ‘Jove’ thought it very foolish idea, and tossed
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پاکستان میں ہرشخص، گروہ، جماعت یا ادارے نے دوسروں کے نظریات اور خیالات کی جانچ پرکھ کا اپنا ہی پیمانہ بنا لیا ہے۔ وہ اس ڈیڑہ گز کے طویل پیماٗشی آلے کے ساتھ ان کی پیماٗش کرتا ہے ۔ اگر یہ عین اس کے مطابق نہ ہوں تو اس کو توہین، گمراہ، غدار وغیرہ جیسے
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‘Saadi Sherazi’ has a tale about a man, whose head was full of imagined knowledge and arrogance as a result, who went to visit ‘Koshyar‘, from a great distance. ‘Koshyar’ taught him nothing, saying: ‘You may think yourself wise, but nothing can be put into a full pot.’If you are full of pretense, ‘Saadi‘ continues,
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Speaking ‘Tzu Lu‘, the Master said: “Have you ever heard of the six shadows which attend six great virtues?” “No,” he replied. “Sit down then, and I will tell you. Love of goodness without the will to learn casts the shadow called foolishness. Love of knowledge without the will to learn casts the shadow called
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