From evil springs forth more evil.
Therefore, evil is to be feared even more than fire.
To commit no wrong, even against one's enemies,
Is said to be supreme wisdom.
-Tirukkural 21:202-203
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
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