Meeting the Buddha is like finding a pure gem, but being unable to receive the taste of the good Dhamma which gives rise to profit and gain is like intending to keep the gem for use in the next life...

25 If a person seen the image in the distance but recognises it as an image which is due to the water...

The following are the sayings of some of the wisest of men, which are put down in order that one may clearly see the way to go: 1...