Self is the lord of self, who else could be the lord? With self well subdued, a man finds a lord such as few can find.
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- Attributed to
- Dhammapada, verse 160 – tr. F. Max Müller (1881)
- Source
- Dhammapada, verse 160 – tr. F. Max Müller (1881)
- Culture / tradition
- Buddhism
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