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Again they met, each brother full of the message he had chosen. "Listen," said one, "I have done better today because you told me where to look. Mine is short, but it is wise: Keep your hand ready and your thought right. Now what is yours?"

"This is mine: When you realize that good underlies everything, you will know that you can not get beyond your depth."

"That is fine," said his brother. "Do you know that although on other evenings I have searched and searched for even one wise saying; yet, with your direction, I have found this time so many that it was hard to choose which I should bring home."