“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to skillful qualities, or makes unskillful qualities decline like good friends. When you have good friends, skillful qualities arise, and unskillful qualities decline.”

“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to unskillful qualities, or makes skillful qualities decline like having bad habits and not good habits. When you have bad habits and not good habits, unskillful qualities arise, and skillful qualities decline.”

“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to skillful qualities, or makes unskillful qualities decline like having good habits and not bad habits. When you have good habits and not bad habits, skillful qualities arise, and unskillful qualities decline.”

“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that prevents the awakening factors from arising, or, if they’ve already arisen, prevents them from being developed to perfection like improper attention. When you attend improperly, the awakening factors don’t arise, or, if they’ve already arisen, they’re not developed to perfection.”

“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to the awakening factors, or, if they’ve already arisen, develops them to perfection like proper attention. When you attend properly, the awakening factors arise, or, if they’ve already arisen, they’re developed to perfection.”

“Loss of relatives, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the worst thing to lose.”

“Growth of relatives, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the best thing to grow. So you should train like this: ‘We will grow in wisdom.’ That’s how you should train.”

“Loss of wealth, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the worst thing to lose.”

“Growth of wealth, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the best thing to grow. So you should train like this: ‘We will grow in wisdom.’ That’s how you should train.”

“Loss of fame, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the worst thing to lose.”

“Growth of fame, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the best thing to grow. So you should train like this: ‘We will grow in wisdom.’ That’s how you should train.”