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One day a sage was asked by a merchant,"What is the sharpest sword? What is the deadliest poison? What is the fiercest fire? What is the darkest night?"
The sage replied,"A word spoken in wrath is the sharpest sword; covetoussness is the deadliest poison; hatred is the fiercest fire; ignorance the darkest night."
The merchant then asked,"What is the greatest gain? What is the greatest loss? What armor is invulnerable? What is the best weapon?"
The sage replied,"The greatest gain is to give to others; the greatest loss is to receive without gratitude. Patience is an invulnerable armor; wisdom is the best weapon."
The merchant asked,"Who is the most dangerous thief? What is the most precious treasure?"
The sage replied,"Unwholesome thought is the most dangerous thief; virtue is the most precious treasure."
The merchant asked,"What is attractive? What is unpleasant? What is the most horrible pain? What is the greatest enjoyment?"
The sage answered,"Wholesomeness is attractive; unwholesomeness is unpleasant. A bad conscience is the most tormenting pain; awakening is the height of bliss."
The merchant also asked," What causes ruin in the world? What breaks off friendships? What is the most violent fever? Who is the best physician?"
The sage replied,"Ignorance causes ruin in the world; envy and selfishness break off friendships; hatred is the most violent fever; the competent and wise are the best physicians."
The merchant then continued,"Now I have only one doubt to be cleared away: What is it fire cannot burn, nor moisture corrode, nor wind crush down, but is able to benefit the whole world?"
The sage replied,"Blessing! Neither fire, nor moisture, nor wind can destroy the blessing of a good deed, and blessings benefit the whole world."
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