--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.
When first I undertook to obtain wisdom,
Then also I took on me to defend (the weak).
All living things of whatsoever sort
Call forth my compassion and pity.
--Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun.
Fault is not to be found unnecessarily--Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun.
Judge not thy neighbor.--Siamese Buddhist Maxim.
What is it to you ... whether another is guilty or guiltless? Come,
friend, atone for your own offense.--Mahavagga.
Even a king may be full of trouble; but a common man, who is holy, has
rest everlasting.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
This world is afflicted with death and decay; therefore the wise do
not grieve, knowing the terms of the world.--Salla-sutta.
Who that clings to Righteousness should be in fear of
death?--Jatakamala.
Ye, then, my followers, ... give not way ... to sorrow; ... aim to
reach the home where separation cannot come.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Loving and merciful towards all.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Filled with universal benevolence.--Fa-kheu-pi-u.
A friend to all creatures in the world.--Saddharma-pundarika.
Bent on promoting the happiness of all created beings.--Lalita
Vistara.
Conquer thy greediness for sensual pleasures.--Jatukannimanavapuccha.
Therefore should we encourage small desire, that we may have to give
to him who needs.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Justly I seek for riches, and having sought for riches justly, I give
of my ... justly acquired wealth to one, to two, to three, ... to a
hundred.--Magha-sutta.
They sought their daily gain righteously; no covetous, money-loving
spirit prevailed; with pious intent they gave liberally; there was not
a thought of any reward.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
There is in charity a proper time and a proper
mode.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Better would it be to swallow a red-hot iron ball than that a bad,
unrestrained fellow should live on the charity of the land.--Dhammapada.
Our duty to do something, not only for our own benefit, but for the
good of those who shall come after us.--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.
Have respect for the aged as though they were thy father and mother;
love the young as thy children or younger brethren.--Jitsu-go-kiyo.
All the people were bound close in family love and
friendship.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Happy ... is the man that honors his father: he also that honors his
mother is happy.--Udanavarga.
How should I be capable of leaving thee in thy calamity?... Whatever
fate may be thine I am pleased with it.--Jatakamala.
He is my husband. I love and revere him with all my heart, and
therefore am determined to share his fate. Kill me first, ... and
afterwards do to him as you list.--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.
A heart bound by affection does not mind imminent peril. Worse than
death to such a one is the sorrow which the distress of a friend
inflicts.--Jatakamala.
This good man, moved by pity, gives up his life for another, as though
it were but a straw.--Nagananda.
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