Property:HPB Gem text
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The consciousness of good, which neither gold,<br>
Nor sordid fame, nor hope of heavenly bliss,<br>
Can purchase; but a life of resolute good,<br>
Unalterable will, quenchless desire<br>
Of universal happiness; the heart<br>
That beats with it in unison; the brain<br>
Whose ever-wakeful wisdom toils to change<br>
Reason's rich stores for its eternal weal.<br>
This "commerce" of sincerest virtue needs<br>
No mediative signs of selfishness,<br>
No jealous intercourse of wretched gain,<br>
No balancings of prudence, cold and long: –<br>
In just and equal measure all is weighed;<br>
One scale contains the sum of human weal,<br>
And one, THE GOOD MAN'S HEART! +
The contentious man induces antagonism; people cannot often repress anger when contending with fools. +
The discovery and right use of the true essence of Being – this is the whole secret of life. +
The dog howls at the moon, but the moon heeds it not; be like the moon. +
The eagle catcheth not flies; but even the eagle is disturbed by them. +
The envious man is never satisfied, nor can he ever hope to become great. +
The equal is beautiful in everything, but excess and defect do not appear so. +
The eternal Spirit is everywhere. It stands encompassing the whole world. +
The eye is a window which looks into the heart. The brain is a door through which heart escapes. +
The eyes of wisdom are like the ocean depths; there is neither joy nor sorrow in them. Therefore the soul of the disciple must become stronger than joy, and greater than sorrow. +
The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive. +
The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind by passion. Blessed are the patient, and the passionless. +
The first duty taught in Theosophy, is to do one's duty unflinchingly by every duty. +
The fool who is angered, and who thinks to triumph by using abusive language, is always vanquished by him whose words are patient. +
The glamour of Time conceals from the weak souls of men the dark abysses around them, the terrible and mighty laws which incessantly direct their lives. +
The great watchword of the True is this – in last analysis all things are divine. +
The happy man must prepare ere the evil day comes; and when it does, let the thought that every good and great man has been made to suffer at some time console him. +
The heart of a beggar will not be content with half the universe; he is not born to a part, but to the whole. +
The heart of the fool is in his tongue; the tongue of the wise is in his heart. +
The heart which follows the rambling senses leads away his judgement as the wind leads a boat astray upon the waters. +