ng the happiness of all created beings.--Lalita
Vistara.
Conquer thy greediness for sensual pleasures.--Jatukannimanavapuccha.
Therefore should we encourage small desire, that we may have to give
to him who needs.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Justly I seek for riches, and having sought for riches justly, I give
of my ... justly acquired wealth to one, to two, to three, ... to a
hundred.--Magha-sutta.
They sought their daily gain righteously; no covetous, money-loving
spirit prevailed; with pious intent they gave liberally; there was not
a thought of any reward.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
There is in charity a proper time and a proper
mode.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Better would it be to swallow a red-hot iron ball than that a bad,
unrestrained fellow should live on the charity of the land.--Dhammapada.
Our duty to do something, not only for our own benefit, but for the
good of those who shall come after us.--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.
Have respect for the aged as though they were thy father and mother;
love the young as thy children or younger brethren.--Jitsu-go-kiyo.
All the people were bound close in family love and
friendship.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
Happy ... is the man that honors his father: he also that honors his
mother is happy.--Udanavarga.
How should I be capable of leaving thee in thy calamity?... Whatever
fate may be thine I am pleased with it.--Jatakamala.
He is my husband. I love and revere him with all my heart, and
therefore am determined to share his fate. Kill me first, ... and
afterwards do to him as you list.--Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.
A heart bound by affection does not mind imminent peril. Worse than
death to such a one is the sorrow which the distress of a friend
inflicts.--Jatakamala.
This good man, moved by pity, gives up his life for another, as though
it were but a straw.--Nagananda.
Sprinkle water on the seeds of virtue.--Story of Pratiharyya.
The fool thinks himself alone and commits sin. But I know of no lonely
place at all.... Of a bad action my "Self" is a witness far more
sharp-sighted than any other person.--Jatakamala.
What has been designated "name" and "family" ... is but a
term.--Vasettha-sutta.
Reverence ... is due to righteous conduct.--Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.
The wise man ... regards with reverence all who deserve reverence,
without distinction of person.--Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun.
For if virtue flags and folly rules, what reverence can there be ...
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