Tales And Legends Of India

by Ruskin Bond

ancient teaching which everybody knows and which consists of universal friendliness and kindness to man and beast.

I never cheat anyone, and I never injure anyone in thought, word or deed. I quarrel with no-one, fear no-one, hate no-one, praise no-one, abuse no-one. And I am convinced that the life I live is the life that secures both prosperity and heaven just as surely as the life that is devoted to penance and sacrifice.”