Be
not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything
before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words
be few.
Close
your eyes and you will see clearly. Cease to listen and you will
hear truth. Be silent and your heart will sing. Seek no contacts and
you will find union. Be still and you will move forward on the tide of the
spirit. Be gentle and you will need no strength. Be patient and you
will achieve all things. Be humble and you will remain entire.
Be
of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for
certain, that no evil can befall a good man either in life or death, and that
his fate is not a matter of indifference to the gods.
Give
not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls
before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again
and rend you.
Externally
keep yourself away from all relationships, and internally have no
pantings in your heart; when your mind is like unto a straight-standing wall,
you may enter into the Path.
Determine
never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of
the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be
done if we are always doing.