If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs, follow that wise man; it will be better...
Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and still lake
In this way though he has his place above them, men do not feel his weight, nor though he has his place before them, do they feel it an injury to them
The virtuous man delights in this world, and he delights in the next; he delights in both He delights and rejoices, when he sees the purity of his own work
In the Way of Heaven, there is no partiality of love; it is always on the side of the good man
Therefore all in the world delight to exalt him and do not weary of him Because he does not strive, no one finds it possible to strive with him
He who has no wound on his hand, may touch poison with his hand; poison does not affect one who has no wound; nor is there evil for one who does not commit evil
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who knows the destruction and the return of beings everywhere, who is free from bondage, welfaring (Sugata), and awakened (Buddha)
Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good, ev...
He who having got rid of the forest (of lust) (ie after having reached Nirvana) gives himself over to forest-life (ie to lust), and who, when removed from the forest (ie from lust)...
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant
Those white bones, like gourds thrown away in the autumn, what pleasure is there in looking at them?
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors It is through this that they suffer famine
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not cling to pleasures, like water on a lotus leaf, like a mustard seed on the point of a needle
How is there laughter, how is there joy, as this world is always burning? Do you not seek a light, ye who are surrounded by darkness? Look at this dressed-up lump, covered with wou...
The perception of what is small is (the secret of clear- sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength
Like a well-trained horse when touched by the whip, be ye active and lively, and by faith, by virtue, by energy, by meditation, by discernment of the law you will overcome this gre...
In like manner his good works receive him who has done good, and has gone from this world to the other;--as kinsmen receive a friend on his return Anger
Better than sovereignty over the earth, better than going to heaven, better than lordship over all worlds, is the reward of the first step in holiness The Buddha (The Awakened)
The uncharitable do not go to the world of the gods; fools only do not praise liberality; a wise man rejoices in liberality, and through it becomes blessed in the other world
There never was, there never will be, nor is there now, a man who is always blamed, or a man who is always praised
Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does not parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value on, himself And thus he puts the latter alterna...
Those who are ever watchful, who study day and night, and who strive after Nirvana, their passions will come to an end
There is bad reputation, and the evil way (to hell), there is the short pleasure of the frightened in the arms of the frightened, and the king imposes heavy punishment; therefore l...
Fishes should not be taken from the deep; instruments for the profit of a state should not be shown to the people
If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, he may walk with him, overcoming all dangers, happy, but considerate
In a hamlet or in a forest, in the deep water or on the dry land, wherever venerable persons (Arhanta) dwell, that place is delightful
Therefore when one is making the Tao his business, those who are also pursuing it, agree with him in it, and those who are making the manifestation of its course their object agree...
The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable place, but in time of war the right hand Those sharp weapons are instruments of evil omen, and not the instr...
There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it;--for there is no...