18th January

18.   Wise and disciplined,

        Kindly and intelligent,

        Humble and free from pride,

        One like this will win respect.

        Rising early and shunning laziness,

        Remaining calm in times of strife,

        Faultless in conduct and clever in actions,

        One like this will win respect.

        Able to make friends and keep them,

        Welcoming others and sharing with them,

        Being a guide, philosopher and friend,

        One like this will win respect.

        Generous and kindly in speech,

        Doing favors for others

        And treating all alike,

        These are the things that

        Make the world turn smoothly

        The way the linchpin holds firm

        The chariot’s spinning wheel.

D.III,192 (DN 31)