Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c7.34

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favour with his head. When Gautama then saw him with head sunk towards the ground, and saw his wife all mazed,¹ he was filled with the greatest joy. He clasped his son long in his arms, and in a lengthy speech praised him for his blessed procrastination; for: "Slowly let the friend be knit to one, and slowly let go again the friend that has been won; for the friend slowly won can be long kept. Where passion, pride, arrogance, hurtfulness, evil-doing, and anything unfriendly that is to be done (to another) are in question, then is the slow doer praised. Where the question is of trespasses not cleared up of kindred and friends, servants and wives the slow doer is praised."