With not a thought of selfishness or covetous desire.—Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Covetousness and anger are as the serpent's poison.—Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
They who do evil go to hell; they who are righteous go to heaven.—Dhammapada.
He who, doing what he ought, ... gives pleasure to others, shall find joy in the other world.—Udanavarga.
The virtuous (when injured) grieve not so much for their own pain as for the loss of happiness incurred by their injurers.—Jatakamala.
He truly must have a loving heart,
For all things living place in him entire confidence.
—Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun.
Ofttimes while he mused—as motionless
As the fixed rock his seat—the squirrel leaped
Upon his knee, the timid quail led forth
Her brood between his feet, and blue doves pecked
The rice-grains from the bowl beside his hand.
—Sir Edwin Arnold.
Those who search after truth should have a heart full of sympathy.—Story of Virudhaka.