Dhammapada Quotes
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“Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels. (Verse 6)”
“As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind. (Verse 13)”
“Give, even if you only have a little. (Verse 224) 18. Malavagga: "Impurity" (Verses 235-255)”
“Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves. (Verse 80)”
“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure. (Verse 76)”
“Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.”
“Let us live happily then, not hating those who hate us! among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred! (Verse 197)”
“Long for the wakeful is the night. Long for the weary, a league. For fools unaware of True Dhamma, samsara is long. (Verse 60)”
“Greater in battle than the man who would conquer a thousand-thousand men, is he who would conquer just one — himself. (Verse 103)”
“Better it is to live one day wise and meditative than to live a hundred years foolish and uncontrolled. (Verse 111)”
“Death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and whose mind is distracted, as a flood carries off a sleeping village. (Verse 47)”
“To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas. (Verse 183)”
“Worn out is this body, a nest of diseases, dissolving. This putrid conglomeration is bound to break up, for life is hemmed in with death.”
“A fool associating himself with a wise man all his life sees not the truth, even as the spoon enjoys not the taste of the soup. (Verse 64)”