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In whom there is truth and righteousness, he is blessed, he is a Brahman.--Dhammapada.

Whoso hurts not (living) creatures, whether those that tremble or those that are strong, nor yet kills nor causes to be killed, him do I call a Brahman.--Vasettha-sutta.

Whoso is (entirely) divested of sin, as is the heaven of mire and the moon of dust, him do I call a Brahman.--Udanavarga.

Him I call indeed a Brahman who, though he be guilty of no offense, patiently endures reproaches, bonds, and stripes.--Dhammapada.

We will patiently suffer threats and blows at the hands of foolish men.--Saddharma-pundarika.

Who, though he be cursed by the world, yet cherishes no ill-will towards it.--Sammaparibbajaniya-sutta.

Persecutions and revilings, murders and numberless imprisonments, these hast thou suffered in thousands from the world, verily delighting in long-suffering.--Lalita Vistara.

At the end of life the soul goes forth alone; whereupon only our good deeds befriend us.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

The wrongdoer, devoid of rect.i.tude, ... is full of anxiety when death arrives.--Mahaparinibbana-sutta.

He who has done what is right is free from fear.--Udanavarga.

No fear has any one of me; neither have I fear of any one: in my good-will to all I trust.--Introduction to the Jataka.

Our deeds, whether good or evil, ... follow us as shadows.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

He who now gives in charity Shall surely reap where he has given; For whosoever piously bestows a little water Shall receive return like the great ocean.

--Ta-chw.a.n.g-yan-king-lun.

Covetous desire is the greatest (source of) sorrow. Appearing as a friend, in secret 'tis our enemy.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

That which is given in charity is rich in returns; therefore charity is a true friend; although it scatters it brings no remorse.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

He who stints the profit he has made, his wealth will soon be spent and lost.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

The (real) treasure is that laid up ... through charity and piety, temperance and self-control.... The treasure thus hid is secure, and pa.s.ses not away. Though he leave the fleeting riches of the world, this a man carries with him--a treasure that no wrong of others, and no thief, can steal.--Nidhikanda-sutta.

Think of all sentient beings as thy children.--Tenets of the Soto Sect.

Though exalted, forget not the lowly.--Jitsu-go-kiyo.

Be kind to all that lives.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

Filled with compa.s.sion for all creatures.--Saddharma-pundarika.

Of all possessions, contentedness is the best by far.--Nagarjuna's ”Friendly Epistle.”

A contented mind is always joyful.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

Let us then live happily, though we call nothing our own.--Dhammapada.

Not the whole world, ... the ocean-girt earth, With all the seas and the hills that girdle it, Would I wish to possess with shame added thereto.