The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.
Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.
Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing "noses on us," as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. "Self is the Saviour of self, none else."
The law of Karma is the law of causation.
The world is a demon. It is a kingdom of which the puny ego is king. Put it away and stand firm.