Through many a birth in samsarahave I wandered in vain,seeking the builder of this house (of life).Repeated birth is indeed suffering!– Dhammapada XI. Jaravagga: Old Age :: Verse 153

O house-builder, you are seen!You will not build this house again.For your rafters are broken and your ridgepole shattered.My mind has reached the Unconditioned;I have attained the destruction of craving.– Dhammapada XI. Jaravagga: Old Age :: Verse 154

Those who in youth have not led the holy life,or have failed to acquire wealth,languish like old cranes in the pond without fish.– Dhammapada XI. Jaravagga: Old Age :: Verse 155

Those who in youth have not lead the holy life,or have failed to acquire wealth, lie sighing over the past,like worn out arrows (shot from) a bow.– Dhammapada XI. Jaravagga: Old Age :: Verse 156

If one holds oneself dear,one should diligently watch oneself.Let the wise man keep vigil during any of the three watches of the night.– Dhammapada XII. Attavagga: The Self :: Verse 157

One should first establish oneself in what is proper;then only should one instruct others.Thus the wise man will not be reproached.– Dhammapada XII. Attavagga: The Self :: Verse 158

One should do what one teaches others to do;if one would train others,one should be well controlled oneself.Difficult, indeed, is self-control.– Dhammapada XII. Attavagga: The Self :: Verse 159

One truly is the protector of oneself;who else could the protector be?With oneself fully controlled,one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.– Dhammapada XII. Attavagga: The Self :: Verse 160

The evil a witless man does by himself,born of himself and produced by himself,grinds him as a diamond grinds a hard gem.– Dhammapada XII. Attavagga: The Self :: Verse 161

Just as a cowherd drives the cattle to pasture with a staff, so do old age and death drive the life force of beings (from existence to existence).– Dhammapada X. Dandavagga: Violence :: Verse 135