How long is the night to the watchman; how long is the road to the weary; how long is the wandering of lives ending in death for the fool who cannot find the path!
If on the great journey of life a man cannot find one who is better or at least as good as himself, let him joyfully travel alone: a fool cannot help him on his journey.
A fool may fast month after month eating his food with the sharp point of a blade of kusa grass, and his worth be not a sixteenth part of that of the wise man whose thoughts feed on truth.
But one is the path of earthly wealth, and another is the path of NIRVANA.
Let the follower of Buddha think of this and, without striving for reputation, let him ever strive after freedom.
--The Dhammapada
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