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and Sutta Nipata, by Max Müller and Max Fausböll, [1881], at
sacred-texts.com  p. 64          260. A man is not an elder
because his head is grey; his age may be ripe, but he is called
'Old-in-vain.'      262. An envious, greedy, dishonest man does
not become respectable by means of much talking only, or by the
beauty of his complexion.   [259. Buddhaghosa here takes law
(dhamma) in the sense of the four great truths, see note to
verse 190. Could dhammam kâyena passati mean, 'he observes the
law in his acts?' Hardly, if we compare expressions like dhammam
vipassato, v. 373.]  p. 65     264. Not by tonsure does an
undisciplined man who speaks falsehood become a Samana; can a
man be a Samana who is still held captive by desire and
greediness?     265. He who always quiets the evil, whether
small or large, he is called a Samana (a quiet man), because he
has quieted all evil.      267. He