Of all paths, the Eightfold is the path of safety leading to the deathless.
ม. ม. ๑๓/๒๘๑.
Purity from all defilements is the cessation of all suffering.
ร. ร. ๔.
Whatever is of the nature to arise is all of the nature to cease.
สํ. มหา. ๑๙/๕๓๑.
What is formed by conditions goes according to its conditions.
ร. ร. ๔.
Health is the highest gain.
ม. ม. ๑๓/๒๘๑. ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๒.
Hunger is the worst disease.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๒.
There is no conditioned thing that lasts.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๙.
Impermanent indeed are all conditioned things.
ที. มหา. ๑๐/๑๘๑. สํ. ส. ๑๕/๘. สํ. นิ. ๑๖/๒๒๘.
The attainment of the right moment is hard to obtain.
ส. ม.
It is rare to see a Buddha again and again.
ม. ม. ๑๓/๕๕๔. ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๔๔๔.
Let not the moment pass you by.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๒๓๑. ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๕๗. ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๘๙.
Youth passes away like a moment.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๓๑๒.
Time devours all beings, together with itself.
ขุ. ชา. ทุก. ๒๗/๙๕.
Benefit passes by the young man who neglects his work.
ที. ปาฏิ. ๑๑/๑๙๙.
Benefit has passed by the fool who waits upon the stars.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๑๖.
Benefit is its own auspicious moment; what can the stars do?
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๑๖.
Power is supreme in the world.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๖๐.
Fortune is the abode of wealth.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๖๑.
The life of one without a craft is hard.
ขุ. ชา. ทฺวาทส. ๒๗/๓๓๐.
Any craft whatsoever brings about benefit.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๓๕.
Knowing moderation always brings benefit.
ว. ว.
Moral shame and moral dread guard the world well.
ว. ว.
Loving-kindness is the support of the world.
ว. ว.
Envy causes the ruin of the world.
ว. ว.
A disposition that cannot bear (others’ suffering) out of compassion is the mark of a great man.
ว. ว.
Gratitude and repayment of kindness are the mark of a good person.
นัย- ส. ส.
Even by giving the whole earth one cannot win the loyalty of an ingrate.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๒๓.
Wealth kills the one of poor wisdom.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๖๓.
Honour kills the wicked person.
วิ. จุล. ๗/๑๗๒. สํ. ส. ๑๕/๒๒๖. สํ. นิ. ๑๖/๒๘๔.
Hard is it to gain human birth.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๙.
Hard is the life of beings.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๙.
Hard is it to hear the Dhamma of the good.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๙.
Hard is the arising of the Enlightened Ones.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๙.
Non-recitation is the stain of sacred texts.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๑๙๘. ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๗.
Lack of diligence is the stain of a household.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๑๙๘. ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๗.
Laziness is the stain of beauty.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๑๙๘. ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๗.
Misconduct is the stain of a woman.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๑๙๘. ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๗.
Purity and impurity belong to oneself.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๗. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๓๗. ขุ. จู. ๓๐/๑๑๖.
No one can purify another.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๓๗. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๓๗. ขุ. จู. ๓๐/๑๑๖.
The observance of the pure, whose deeds are clean, is always fulfilled.
ม. ม. ๑๒/๗๐.
The faults of others are easy to see; one’s own are hard to see.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๘.
There is no such thing in the world as a secret place for the evil-doer.
องฺ. ติก. ๒๐/๑๘๙. ขุ. ชา. จตุตกฺก. ๒๗/๑๓๑.
An assembly in which there are no good people is not called a council.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๒๗๐. ขุ. ชา. อสีติ. ๒๘/๑๕๑.
There is nothing in the world that one could cling to and remain blameless.
ร. ร. ๔.
The wealth of a good householder increases like an anthill being built up.
ที. ปาฏิ. ๑๑/๒๐๒.
Beauty can delude a fool, but never one who seeks Nibbāna.
ม. ม. ๑๓/๔๐๑. ขุ. เถร. ๒๖/๓๗๗.
The body of a being may perish, but name and lineage do not perish.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๕๙.
The nature of women is hard to know.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๒๑.
In time of danger, the brave are wanted.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๓๐.
Among counsellors, one who does not babble is wanted.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๓๐.
At the time of food and drink, a loved one is wanted.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๓๐.
When a matter arises, the wise are wanted.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๓๐.
Courage is known in time of danger.
นัย-ขุ. อุ. ๒๕/๑๗๘.
Having gained honour, one should not be intoxicated by it.
ขุ. ชา. จตุกฺก. ๒๗/๑๔๕.
One should increase renunciation.
ม. อุป. ๑๔/๔๓๖.
One should train oneself in peace itself.
นัย-ม. อุป. ๑๔/๔๓๖.
One who aims at peace should abandon worldly bait.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๓, ๗๗, ๙๐.
Whatever is not wrong, that one should take up.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๑.
As one behaves in public, so should one behave in private.
ส. ส.
One should not boast before one has arrived.
ส. ส.
Dwell with a refuge; do not dwell without a refuge.
นัย. องฺ. ทสกฺ ๒๔/๒๕.
One should not live depending on others.
ขุ. อุ. ๒๕/๑๗๙.
One should desire health, the highest gain.
ขุ. ชา. เอก. ๒๗/๒๗.
One should not dwell on what is past.
ม. อุป. ๑๔/๓๔๘.
One should not long for what has not yet come.
ม. อุป. ๑๔/๓๔๘.