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

Blessed is the birth of the Buddhas;blessed is the enunciation of the sacred Teaching;blessed is the harmony in the Order,and blessed is the spiritual pursuit of the united truth-seeker.– Dhammapada XIV. Buddhavagga: The Buddha :: Verse 194

Truly, misers fare not to heavenly realms;nor, indeed, do fools praise generosity.But the wise man rejoices in giving,and by that alone does he become happy hereafter.– Dhammapada XIII. Lokavagga: The World :: Verse 177

He who reveres those worthy of reverence,the Buddhas and their disciples, who have transcended all obstaclesand passed beyond the reach of sorrow and lamentationÑ he who reveres such peaceful and fearless ones,his merit none can compute by any measure.– Dhammapada XIV. Buddhavagga: The Buddha :: Verse 195 – 196

Better than sole sovereignty over the earth,better than going to heaven, better even than lordship over all the worldsis the supramundane Fruition of Stream Entrance.– Dhammapada XIII. Lokavagga: The World :: Verse 178

Happy indeed we live,friendly amidst the hostile.Amidst hostile men we dwell free from hatred.– Dhammapada XV. Sukhavagga: Happiness :: Verse 197

By what track can you trace that trackless Buddha of limitless range,whose victory nothing can undo,whom none of the vanquished defilements can ever pursue?– Dhammapada XIV. Buddhavagga: The Buddha :: Verse 179

Happy indeed we live,friendly amidst the afflicted (by craving).Amidst afflicted men we dwell free from affliction.– Dhammapada XV. Sukhavagga: Happiness :: Verse 198

The man of little learning grows old like a bull.He grows only in bulk,but, his wisdom does not grow.– Dhammapada XI. Jaravagga: Old Age :: Verse 152