Fire cannot be described or set forth; it is an experience of the mind which the mind alone understands.
The young of the tortoise are fostered by the mother’s kind glances; she suckles them not, but they cling to her in a fast embrace.
Who teaches the snakes, while they are yet in the womb, to hide themselves as soon as they are born?
Man may know well the difference between sweet and salt, though he cannot describe it; he knows well the feeling in his mind.
Tuka says, Let the mind consider things well for itself; let not the good enquire of other men.
The young of the tortoise are fostered by the mother’s kind glances; she suckles them not, but they cling to her in a fast embrace.
Who teaches the snakes, while they are yet in the womb, to hide themselves as soon as they are born?
Man may know well the difference between sweet and salt, though he cannot describe it; he knows well the feeling in his mind.
Tuka says, Let the mind consider things well for itself; let not the good enquire of other men.