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2. The Garden of Delight
14. Aristocrats
“An aristocrat is the best of bipeds,
an ox is the best of quadrupeds,
a maiden is the best of wives,
and a first-born the best of sons.”“A Buddha is the best of bipeds,
a thoroughbred is the best of quadrupeds,
a good listener is the best of wives,
and the best of sons is loyal.”