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 rectitude, ... 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-chwang-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 passes 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 compassion 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.

—­Questions of King Milinda.

Let none be forgetful of his own duty for the sake of
another’s.—­Dhammapada.

The faults of others are easily seen; one’s own faults are difficult to see.—­Udanavarga.