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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 ... fo
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