Then the Hermit said:
“Not from hunger, not from love, not from rage, not from terror are all our sufferings, but from our bodies comes all the evil in the world. From them come hunger, and love, and rage, and terror.”
The Wolf and the Hunters
A Wolf devoured a sheep. The Hunters caught the Wolf and began to beat him. The Wolf said:
“In vain do you beat me: it is not my fault that I am gray—God has made me so.”
But the Hunters said:
“We do not beat the Wolf for being gray, but for eating the sheep.”
The Two Peasants
Once upon a time two Peasants drove toward each other and caught in each other’s sleighs. One cried:
“Get out of my way—I am hurrying to town.”
But the other said:
“Get out of my way, I am hurrying home.”
They quarrelled for some time. A third Peasant saw them and said:
“If you are in a hurry, back up!”