Let each man direct himself first to what is proper, then let him teach others; thus a wise man will not suffer.Dhp 12.158 · Dhammapada · Self
Dhp 12.158
Dhammapada · translated by F. Max Muller
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Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.Lamentations 3:19 · Bible · Lamentations
I will console this afflicted girl of face like the full moon, and suffering distress that she had never before endured, and ever meditating on her lord.’Mbh 3.68.1c · Mahabharata · VANA PARVA
Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.Quran 4:104 · Quran · Women
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