He, who by good deeds covers the evil he has done,illuminates this world like the moon freed from clouds.– Dhammapada XIII. Lokavagga: The World :: Verse 173
He who has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Teaching and his Order,penetrates with transcendental wisdom the Four Noble TruthsÑ suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering,and the Noble Eightfold Path leading to the cessation of suffering.– Dhammapada XIV. Buddhavagga: The Buddha :: Verse 190 – 191
Therefore, follow the Noble One,who is steadfast, wise, learned, dutiful and devout.One should follow only such a man,who is truly good and discerning, even as the moon follows the path of the stars.– Dhammapada XV. Sukhavagga: Happiness :: Verse 208
Blind is the world; here only a few possess insight.Only a few, like birds escaping from the net, go to realms of bliss.– Dhammapada XIII. Lokavagga: The World :: Verse 174
This indeed is the safe refuge,this the refuge supreme.Having gone to such a refuge,one is released from all suffering.– Dhammapada XIV. Buddhavagga: The Buddha :: Verse 192
Giving himself to things to be shunned and not exerting where exertion is needed,a seeker after pleasures, having given up his true welfare,envies those intent upon theirs.– Dhammapada XVI. Piyavagga: Affection :: Verse 209
Swans fly on the path of the sun;men pass through the air by psychic powers;the wise are led away from the world after vanquishing Mara and his host.– Dhammapada XIII. Lokavagga: The World :: Verse 175
Hard to find is the thoroughbred man (the Buddha);he is not born everywhere.Where such a wise man is born,that clan thrives happily.– Dhammapada XIV. Buddhavagga: The Buddha :: Verse 193
Seek no intimacy with the beloved and also not with the unloved,for not to see the belovedand to see the unloved, both are painful.– Dhammapada XVI. Piyavagga: Affection :: Verse 210
For a liar who has violated the one law (of truthfulness)who holds in scorn the hereafter,there is no evil that he cannot do.– Dhammapada XIII. Lokavagga: The World :: Verse 176