Passage 5

In English

There are two things that draw man's mind, and (the beneficial and the pleasant). Prefer the beneficial to the pleasant, for the pleasant might lead you down the sliding path into the bottomless pit. spoke to , but he lent his ear to the that his sycophantic ministers spoke. He exiled his brother and honoured his courtiers; he sealed his fate by this preference of over . The true doctor is interested in curing you of all illness and so, he advises to restore your health; the is such a doctor. Obey him, even when his prescription is unpalatable, for, you can be cured only by him.