If a man by causing pain to others, wishes to obtain pleasure for himself, he, entangled in the bonds of selfishness, will never be free from hatred. 35 Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth! 36 For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time; hatred ceases by not-hatred, this is an old rule. 37 Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked; by these three steps thou wilt become divine. 38 Let a wise man blow off the impurities of his self, as a smith blows off the impurities of silver, one by one, little by little, and from time to time. 39 Lead others, not by violence, but by righteousness and equity. 40 He who possesses virtue and intelligence, who is just, speaks the truth, and does what is his own business, him the world will hold dear. 41 As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or scent, so let a sage dwell in the community. 42 If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with fools. 43 Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true religion. 44 Better than living a hundred years, not seeing the highest truth, is one day in the life of a man who sees the highest truth. 45 Some form their Dharma arbitrarily and fabricate it artificially; they advance complex speculations and imagine that good results are attainable only by the acceptance of their theories; yet the truth is but one; there are not different truths in the world. Having reflected on the various theories, we have gone into the yoke with him who has shaken off all sin. But shall we be able to proceed together with him? 46 The best of ways is the eightfold path. This is the path. There is no other that leads to the purifying of intelligence. Go on this path! Everything else is the deceit of Māra, the tempter. If you go on this path, you will make an end of pain! Says the Tathāgata, The path was preached by me, when I had understood the removal of the thorn in the flesh. 47 Not only by discipline and vows, not only by much learning, do I earn the happiness of release which no worldling can know. Bhikkhu, be not confident as long as thou hast not attained the extinction of thirst. The extinction of evil desire is the highest religion. 48