A Precious Treasury of Elegant Sayings – Treasury of Knowledge by Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen
Translated by Tarthang Tulku
Acquire knowledge though you may die next year.
Although in this life you may not become wise,
In your future birth, if take with you,
It will become a precious thing.
If you are a talented man,
Everyone gathers around you without being called.
A scented flower, though far distant,
Attracts a cloud of swarming bees.
A wise man, though possessed of immense perfections,
Will learn from others,
By such continual practice,
He will at last become omniscient.
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