When someone asks forgiveness, if one is resentful, furious and refuses to accept it, one is said to be harbouring enmity.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๓๔.
Among humans, few reach the far shore (Nibbāna); the rest of the people merely run along this shore.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๒๖.
Train the mind to be firm and steady through the perception of foulness; be mindful of the body; have much disenchantment (with all conditioned things).
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๒๗๗.
Those sages who are harmless and ever restrained in body go to the deathless state, where, having gone, they do not grieve.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๔๕.
One who, raised with such difficulty by his (mother and) father, does not support them and wrongs them, goes to hell.
ขุ. ชา. สตฺตติ. ๒๘/๖๖.
Monks! When one recollects the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha in this way, there will be no fear, no trembling, no bristling of the hair.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๓๒๓.
Anger arises in the ignorant fool through rivalry; and by that very anger he is burned.
ขุ. ชา. ทสก. ๒๗/๒๘๐.
One who has an empty belly and bears hunger, who is trained, energetic, moderate in eating and drinking, and does no evil for the sake of food — him they call a recluse in the world.
ขุ. ชา. ทสก. ๒๗/๒๗๔.
A person who is lustful for sensual pleasures, delighting in them, absorbed in them and doing evils, goes to a bad destination.
ขุ. ชา สฏฺฐิ. ๒๘/๓๓.
Wherever the Arahants dwell — in village or forest, in lowland or upland — that place is delightful.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๒๘.
Those who, though warned by the divine messengers, remain heedless, take on an inferior body and grieve for a long time.
ม. อุป. ๑๔/๓๔๖.
As a wicked thief caught in the act suffers for his own deed, so wicked people, having passed away, suffer for their own deeds in the next world.
ขุ. เถร. ๒๖/๓๗๙.
One who is proud of birth, proud of wealth, proud of family, and despises his own relatives — that is the cause of his decline.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๔๗.
Him who has no longing for sensual pleasures I call ‘the peaceful one’; he has no ties, and so he has crossed over the turmoil of craving.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๕๐๑. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๒๙๕,๒๙๗.
Even one of great majesty and keen wisdom, honoured by many, once under the power of a woman, does not shine, like the moon eclipsed by Rāhu.
ขุ. ชา อสีติ. ๒๘/๑๒๗.
The good are visible from afar, like the Himalaya mountains; the bad, even sitting right here, are not seen, like arrows shot in the night.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๕๕.
The wise one who has gained wealth supports his relatives; through that support he gains honour, and when he has passed away he rejoices in heaven.
ขุ. ชา. ฉกฺก. ๒๗/๒๐๕.
The wise do not do evil for the sake of their own happiness; the good, even when touched by suffering and stumbling, do not abandon the Dhamma out of desire or hatred.
ขุ. ชา. ทสก. ๒๗/๑๔๖๗/๒๙๗.
Working for benefit without being skilled in benefit brings no happiness at all; the one of poor wisdom squanders benefit, like the monkey who kept the garden.
ขุ. ชา เอก. ๒๗/๑๕.
Not in every case is a man the wise one; a woman too may be wise, with keen understanding in this or that matter.
ขุ. ชา. อฏฺฐก. ๒๗/๒๔๑.
A monk should not be shaken by blame, nor elated by praise; he should dispel greed together with stinginess, anger and slander.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๕๑๖. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๔๖๔,๔๖๖.
The keen and clever one who clearly explains what is a cause and what is not, and foresees the evident result, frees himself (from suffering) at once — fear not, he will come back.
ขุ. ชา. มหา. ๒๘/๓๔๔.
One who resolves to live a celibate life is known as wise; but the fool bent on sexual intercourse is defiled.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๔๙๔. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๑๘๖.
The wise one who has removed the five hindrances and all defilements, cut off both love and hate, and cannot be relied upon by craving and views, should wander alone like a rhinoceros horn.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๓๘. ขุ. จู. ๓๐/๔๑๐.
‘I have children, I have wealth’ — so the fool torments himself; but he himself is not even his own — whence then children, whence wealth?
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๒๓.
Mother and father, it is said, are Brahmā, the first teachers, worthy of their children’s reverence, and the benefactors of their children.
ขุ. ชา. สตฺตติ. ๒๗/๖๖.
As long as evil has not ripened, the fool thinks it sweet; but when evil ripens, then the fool meets with suffering.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๒๔.
Whatever wealth the unfortunate, skilled or unskilled, strive to gather in abundance, the fortunate enjoy it.
ขุ. ชา. ติก. ๒๗/๑๑๗.
One who does not betray his friends is honoured everywhere, whatever realm, town or capital he goes to.
ขุ. ชา. มหา. ๒๘/๑๕๔.
Because a person of evil wishes is shameless and inconsiderate, he creates evil, and for that reason he goes to a state of woe.
ขุ. อิติ. ๒๕/๒๕๖.
From whomever one comes to understand the Dhamma taught by the Perfectly Enlightened One, him one should honour with respect, as a brahmin honours the sacrificial fire.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๖๘.
Whoever has done evil but abandons it by doing good illuminates this world like the moon freed from clouds.
ม. ม. ๑๒/๔๘๗.
One should not break the branch of a tree under whose shade one has sat or lain; for the betrayer of a friend is base.
ขุ. ชา. มหา. ๒๘/๒๖.
Those who are skilled in ancient customs and endowed with good traditions do not go to a bad destination.
ขุ. ชา. สตฺตติ. ๒๘/๖๓.
Whoever will not act on the counsel given by the wise will come to ruin, as the merchants came to ruin through pirates.
ขุ. ชา. ทุก. ๒๗/๗๑.
Whoever exalts himself and despises others is base through his own conceit — know such a one to be base.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๕๑.
One who sees virtue, wisdom and learning in himself acts for the benefit of both himself and others.
ขุ. ชา. สตฺตก. ๒๗/๒๒๑.
For one who is ever mindful and develops boundless loving-kindness, seeing the destruction of the substrates of existence, the fetters wear thin.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๑๕๒.
Whoever hurries when he should be slow and is slow when he should hurry is a fool; through unwise management he meets with suffering.
ขุ. เถร. ๒๖/๓๑๓.
Whoever is slow when he should be slow and hurries when he should hurry is wise; through wise management he meets with happiness.
ขุ. เถร. ๒๖/๓๑๓.
Whoever neither kills nor causes to kill, neither conquers nor causes to conquer, is said to have loving-kindness towards all beings and enmity towards none.
องฺ. อฏฺฐก. ๒๓/๑๕๒.
Whoever supports his mother and father righteously — the wise praise him in this world, and when he has passed away he rejoices in heaven.
ขุ. ชา. มหา. ๒๘/๑๙๖.
The wise one who is grateful and repays kindness, who has good friends as close companions, and who willingly helps a friend in distress — such a one they call a good person.
ขุ. ชา. จตฺตาฬีส. ๒๗/๕๔๑.
Whoever borrows and consumes what he has borrowed, then runs away saying ‘I owe you nothing’ — know such a one to be base.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๔๐.
Whoever is wise, courageous, learned, a bearer of the Dhamma and one who practises in accordance with the Dhamma — such a one is said to make the community beautiful.
องฺ. จตุกฺก. ๒๑/๑๐.
The wise one who has abandoned lust, hatred and delusion, destroyed the fetters, and is unshaken by the loss of life, should wander alone like a rhinoceros horn.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๓๙. ขุ. จู. ๓๐/๔๒๖, ๔๒๗.
If one is perfect in the faculties, calm and delighting in the path of peace, one is said to have conquered Māra with his mount, and to bear one’s final body.
ขุ. อิติ. ๒๕/๒๗๑.
If you fear suffering, if you do not love suffering, then do no evil deed, whether in the open or in secret.
ขุ. อุ. ๒๕/๑๕๐.
Searching in all directions with my mind, I found no one anywhere dearer than myself; to others too the self is likewise dear — therefore one who loves himself should not harm another.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๑๐๙.
One should not despise one’s own gain, nor go about longing for the gains of others; a monk who longs for others’ gains does not attain concentration.
ขุ. ธ. ๒๕/๖๕.
One who does not run wild after pleasing objects, who is not given to contempt, who is refined and keen — he is not easily swayed and does not grow disgusted.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๕๐๑. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๒๗๙,๒๘๔.
One attached to enjoying sensual pleasures, delighting and absorbed in them, does not notice that he is slipping, like a fish rushing into a trap set for it without noticing.
สํ. ส. ๑๕/๑๐๘.
As one who has woken does not see the objects encountered in a dream, so the living do not see the loved ones who have died.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๔๙๒. ขุ. มหา. ๒๙/๑๕๑,๑๕๒.
One who is not content with his own wife, but dallies with prostitutes and violates the wives of others — that is a cause of decline.
ขุ. สุ. ๒๕/๓๔๘.