s saving the life of an insect out of
pity, that this act ... shall bring to the doer of it consequent
benefit.--T'sa-ho-hom-king.

He came to remove the sorrows of all living
things.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

"Now (said he) I will see a noble law, unlike the worldly methods
known to men, ... and will fight against the chief wrought upon man by
sickness, age, and death."--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

To a righteous man death must bring gladness. For no fear of mishap
exists for him who is devoted to a holy life.--Jatakamala.

He lives only to be a help to others.--Questions of King Milinda.

Why should we cling to this perishable body? In the eye of the wise, the
only thing it is good for is to benefit one's fellow-creatures.--Katha
Sarit Sagara.

Is not all I possess, even to my very body, kept for the benefit of
others?--Nagananda.

All men should cultivate a fixed and firm determination, and vow that what
they once undertake they will never give up.--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.

Rather will I fall headlong into hell ... than do a deed that is
unworthy.--Jataka.

May my body be ground to powder small as the mustard-seed if I ever
desire to (break my vow)!--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.

Happy is he that is virtuous--Dhammapada.

To make an end of selfishness is happiness.--Udanavarga.

There is no happiness except in righteousness.--Attanagalu-vansa.

Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue in order
to benefit others--this man only is happy.--Fa-kheu-pi-u.

He that loveth iniquity beckoneth to misfortune.--Jitsu-go-kiyo.

Watch your thoughts.--Dhammapada.

Control your tongue.--Dhammapada.

Have a strict control over your passions.--Story of Sundari and Nanda.

The higher life maketh he known, in all its purity and in all its
perfectness.--Tevijja-sutta.

So imbued were they with lovingkindness that all the birds and animals
loved them and harmed them not.--Sama Jataka (Burmese version).

Compassionate and kind to all creatures that have
life.--Brahma-jala-sutta.

The birds and beasts and creeping things--'tis writ--
Had sense of Buddha's vast embracing love,
And took the promise of his piteous speech.

--Sir Edwin Arnold.

He cherished the feeling of affection for all beings as if they were
his only son.--Lalita Vistara.

Closely as cause and effect are bound together,
So do two loving hearts entwine and live--
Such is the power of love to join in one.

--Fo