Have not for friends those whose soul is ugly; go not with men who have an evil soul.
Have for friends those whose soul is beautiful; go with men whose soul is good.
Even as a great rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise man is not shaken by praise or by blame.
Leaving behind the path of darkness and following the path of light, let the wise man leave his home life and go into a life of freedom.
In solitude that few enjoy, let him find his joy supreme: free from possessions, free from desires, and free from whatever may darken his mind.
For he whose mind is well trained in the ways that lead to light, who surrenders the bondage of attachments and find joy in his freedom from bondage, who free from the darkness of passions shines pure in a radiance of light, even in this mortal life he enjoys the immortal NIRVANA.
--The Dhammapada
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