Let us be knit together ... as friends.—­Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

Since even animals can live together in mutual reverence, confidence, and courtesy, much more should you, O Brethren, so let your light shine forth that you ... may be seen to dwell in like manner together.—­Cullavagga.

Trust is the best of relationships.—­Dhammapada.

Faithful and trustworthy, he injures not his fellow-man by deceit.—­Tevijja-sutta.

Worship consists in fulfilling the design (of the person honored), not in offerings of perfumes, garlands, and the like.—­Jatakamala.

Compassion for all creatures is the true religion.—­Buddha-charita.

The wise firmly believe that in Mercy the whole of Righteousness is contained.  What virtue ... does there exist which is not the consequence of Mercy?—­Jatakamala.

Even if a man have done evil a hundred times, let him not do it again.—­Udanavarga.

He who, having been angered, gives way to anger no more, has achieved a mighty victory.—­Udanavarga.

Better than sovereignty over this earth, ... better than lordship over all worlds, is the recompense of the first step in holiness.—­Dhammapada.

Now many distinguished warriors thought:  we who go (to war) and find our delight in fighting, do evil....  What shall we do that we may cease from evil and do good?—­Mahavagga.

Victory breeds hatred.—­Dhammapada.

Therefore has this pious inscription been carved here (on the rock), to the end that posterity may not suppose that any further conquest ought to be made by them.  Let them not hold that conquest by the sword is worthy the name of conquest; let them see in it only confusion and violence.  Let them reckon as true conquests none save the triumphs of religion.—­Rock Inscriptions of Asoka.

He walks not in religion in a quarrelsome spirit.—­Questions of King Milinda.

Nay, ... let not quarrel arise, nor strife, nor discord, nor dispute.—­Mahavagga.

Thus he lives as a binder together of those who are divided, an encourager of those who are friends, a peace-maker, a lover of peace, impassioned for peace, a speaker of words that make for peace.—­Tevijja-sutta.

It is not as a means of procuring my own happiness that I give in charity, but I love charity that I may do good to the world.—­Jatakamala.

Benevolence is the doing of righteous acts of help to living creatures whether of high or low degree; as when we help a tortoise in trouble, or a sick sparrow, without looking for any reward.—­Tenets of the Soto Sect.

’Tis out of mercy, not with the desire of gain, that the virtuous take care of a person in distress, nor do they mind whether the other understands this or not.—­Jatakamala.

Let him that has a merciful character be my friend.—­Bhakti Sataka.

If a man thus walks in the ways of compassion, is it possible that he should hurt anything intentionally?—­Sha-mi-lu-i-yao-lio.