We have the remarkable admission of the _Christian Examiner_ that "the best precepts of the (Christian) bible are contained in the Hindoo Baghavat." Then it is not true that "Christ spake as man never spake." And if his "best precepts" were previously recorded in an old heathen bible, then they afford no proof of his divinity. This suicidal concession of the _Examiner_ pulls up the claims of orthodox Christianity by the roots. And many of the precepts uttered by Chrishna display a profound wisdom and depth of thought equal to any of those attributed to Jesus Christ. In proof of the statement, we will cite a few examples out of the hundreds in our possession:-- 1. Those who do not control their passions cannot act properly toward others. 2. The evils we inflict upon others follow us as our shadows follow our bodies. 3. Only the humble are beloved of God. 4. Virtue sustains the soul as the muscles sustain the body. 5. When the poor man knocks at your door, take him and administer to his wants, for the poor are the chosen of God. (Christ said, "God hath chosen the poor.") 6. Let your hand be always open to the unfortunate. 7. Look not upon a woman with unchaste desires. 8. Avoid envy, covetousness, falsehood, imposture and slander, and sexual desires. 9. Above all things, cultivate love for your neighbor. 10. When you die you leave your worldly wealth behind you, but your virtues and vices follow you. 11. Contemn riches and worldly honor. 12. Seek the company of the wicked in order to reform them. 13. Do good for its own sake, and expect not your reward for it on earth. 14. The soul is immortal, but must be pure and free from all sin and stain before it can return to Him who gave it. 15. The soul is inclined to good when it follows the inward light. 16. The soul is responsible to God for its actions, who has established rewards and punishments. 17. Cultivate that inward knowledge which teaches what is right and wrong. 18. Never take delight in another's misfortunes. 19. It is better to forgive an injury than to avenge it 20. You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. 21. A noble spirit finds a cure for injustice by forgetting it. 22. Pardon the offense of others, but not your own. 23. What you blame in others do not practice yourself. 24. By forgiving an enemy you make many friends. 25. Do right from hatred of evil, and not from fear of punishment. 26. A wise man corrects his own errors by observing those of others. 27. He who rules his temper conquers his greatest enemy. 28. The wise man governs his passions, but the fool obeys them. 29. Be at war with men's vices, but at peace with their persons. 30. There should be no disagreement between your lives and your doctrine. 31. Spend every day as though it were the last. 32. Lead not one life in public and another in private. 33. Anger in trying to torture others punishes itself. 34. A disgraceful death is honorable when you die in a good cause.