But he in whom these are wholly destroyed,uprooted and extinct, and who has cast out hatredÑ that wise man is truly accomplished.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

Not by shaven head does a man who is indisciplinedand untruthful become a monk.How can he who is full of desire and greed be a monk?– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

He who wholly subdues evil both smalland great is called a monk,because he has overcome all evil.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

He is not a monk just because he lives on others’ alms.Not by adopting outward form does one become a true monk.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

Whoever here (in the Dispensation) lives a holy life,transcending both merit and demerit,and walks with understanding in this worldÑ he is truly called a monk.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

Not by observing silence does one become a sage,if he be foolish and ignorant.But that man is wise who,as if holding a balance-scale accepts only the good.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

He who seeks another’s faults,who is ever censoriousÑ his cankers grow.He is far from destruction of the cankers.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 253

The sage (thus) rejecting the evil, is truly a sage.Since he comprehends both (present and future) worlds,he is called a sage.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 260

There is no track in the sky,and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation).Mankind delights in worldliness,but the Buddhas are free from worldliness.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 254

He is not noble who injures living beings.He is called noble because he is harmless towards all living beings.– Dhammapada XIX. Dhammatthavagga: The Just :: Verse 270