236
Weak men gain their object when allied with strong associates: the brook reaches the ocean by the river’s aid.
Māgha.
237
A swan is out of place among crows, a lion among bulls, a horse among asses, and a wise man among fools.
Burmese.
238
Whosoever does not persecute them that persecute him; whosoever takes an offence in silence; he who does good because of love; he who is cheerful under his sufferings—these are the friends of God, and of them the Scripture says, “They shall shine forth like the sun at noontide.”
Talmud.