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That which your heart rejoices in as good,
That I also rejoice in and follow.
It were better I should die with you,
Than ... attempt to live where you are not.
—Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.
When first I undertook to obtain wisdom,
Then also I took on me to defend (the weak).
All living things of whatsoever sort
Call forth my compassion and pity.
—Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun.
Fault is not to be found unnecessarily—Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun.
Judge not thy neighbor.—Siamese Buddhist Maxim.
What is it to you ... whether another is guilty or guiltless? Come, friend, atone for your own offense.—Mahavagga.
Even a king may be full of trouble; but a common man, who is holy, has rest everlasting.—Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
This world is afflicted with death and decay; therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world.—Salla-sutta.