Shine as they may, there are no kings Adorned with jewelry … - Buddhaghosa

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Shine as they may, there are no kings
Adorned with jewelry and pearls
That shine as does a man restrained
Adorned with virtue's ornament.

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Buddhaghoṣa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator and scholar.

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Alternative Names: Buddhaghosa Bhikkhu

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He whose mind is satisfied
with virtue that has been achieved,
Who never thinks to stir himself
And take a meditation subject up,
Contented with mere virtuousness,
Nor striving for a higher state—
His virtue bears the appellation
Of that partaking of stagnation.

Only virtue's water can
wash out the stain in living things.

Hate seeks out only unreal faults, while understanding seeks out only real faults.

Shine as they may, there are no kings Adorned with jewelry and pearls That shine as does a man restrained Adorned with virtue's ornament. - Buddhaghosa

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