THE KURAL
126. Behold the man who can draw in into himself his five senses even as the tortoise doth its limbs : he hath laid up for himself a treasure for all his future births.
127. Whatever else thou rein not in, rein in thy tongue : for an unbridled tongue leadeth unto grief.
128. If even one word of thine causeth pain to another, all thy virtue is lost.
129. The burn caused by fire healeth in its time: but the wound burned in by the tongue remaineth green for ever.
130. Behold the man who hath learned wisdom and whose mind is tranquil and under perfect control: Righteousness pilgrimageth to his home in order to have a look at him.
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