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<h2> Chapter XV. Happiness </h2>
<p>197. Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! among men who
hate us let us dwell free from hatred!</p>
<p>198. Let us live happily then, free from ailments among the ailing! among
men who are ailing let us dwell free from ailments!</p>
<p>199. Let us live happily then, free from greed among the greedy! among men
who are greedy let us dwell free from greed!</p>
<p>200. Let us live happily then, though we call nothing our own! We shall be
like the bright gods, feeding on happiness!</p>
<p>201. Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given
up both victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy.</p>
<p>202. There is no fire like passion; there is no losing throw like hatred;
there is no pain like this body; there is no happiness higher than rest.</p>
<p>203. Hunger is the worst of diseases, the body the greatest of pains; if
one knows this truly, that is Nirvana, the highest happiness.</p>
<p>204. Health is the greatest of gifts, contentedness the best riches; trust
is the best of relationships, Nirvana the highest happiness.</p>
<p>205. He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity, is free
from fear and free from sin, while he tastes the sweetness of drinking in
the law.</p>
<p>206. The sight of the elect (Arya) is good, to live with them is always
happiness; if a man does not see fools, he will be truly happy.</p>
<p>207. He who walks in the company of fools suffers a long way; company with
fools, as with an enemy, is always painful; company with the wise is
pleasure, like meeting with kinsfolk.</p>
<p>208. Therefore, one ought to follow the wise, the intelligent, the
learned, the much enduring, the dutiful, the elect; one ought to follow a
good and wise man, as the moon follows the path of the stars.</p>
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