The wise are controlled in bodily action,controlled in speech and controlled in thought.They are truly well-controlled.– Dhammapada XVII. Kodhavagga: Anger :: Verse 234
Easily seen is the fault of others,but one’s own fault is difficult to see.Like chaff one winnows another’s faults,but hides one’s own, even as a crafty fowler hides behind sham branches.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 252
Like a withered leaf are you now;death’s messengers await you.You stand on the eve of your departure,yet you have made no provision for your journey!– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 235
Make an island for yourself!Strive hard and become wise!Rid of impurities and cleansed of stain,you shall enter the celestial abode of the Noble Ones.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 236
Your life has come to an end now;You are setting forth into the presence of Yama, the king of death.No resting place is there for you on the way,yet you have made no provision for the journey!– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 237
Make an island unto yourself!Strive hard and become wise!Rid of impurities and cleansed of stain,you shall not come again to birth and decay.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 238
One by one, little by little, moment by moment,a wise man should remove his own impurities,as a smith removes his dross from silver.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 239
Just as rust arising from iron eats away the base from which it arises,even so, their own deeds lead transgressors to states of woe.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 240
Non-repetition is the bane of scriptures;neglect is the bane of a home;slovenliness is the bane of personal appearance,and heedlessness is the bane of a guard.– Dhammapada XVIII. Malavagga: Impurity :: Verse 241
One who is intent upon the Ineffable (Nibbana),dwells with mind inspired (by supramundane wisdom),and is no more bound by sense pleasuresÑ such a man is called “One Bound Upstream.”– Dhammapada XVI. Piyavagga: Affection :: Verse 218