Should a person do good,let him do it again and again.Let him find pleasure therein,for blissful is the accumulation of good.– Dhammapada IX. Papavagga: Evil :: Verse 118
It may be well with the evil-doer as long as the evil ripens not.But when it does ripen,then the evil-doer sees (the painful results of) his evil deeds.– Dhammapada IX. Papavagga: Evil :: Verse 119
Though one may conquer a thousand times a thousand men in battle,yet he indeed is the noblest victor who conquers himself.– Dhammapada VIII. Sahassavagga: The Thousands :: Verse 103
It may be ill with the doer of good as long as the good ripens not.But when it does ripen,then the doer of good sees (the pleasant results of) his good deeds.– Dhammapada IX. Papavagga: Evil :: Verse 120
Self-conquest is far better than the conquest of others.Not even a god, an angel, Mara or Brahma can turn into defeat the victory of a personwho is self-subdued and ever restrained in conduct.– Dhammapada VIII. Sahassavagga: The Thousands :: Verse 104 & 105
Think not lightly of evil, saying,”It will not come to me.”Drop by drop is the water pot filled.Likewise, the fool, gathering it little by little, fills himself with evil.– Dhammapada IX. Papavagga: Evil :: Verse 121
Though month after month for a hundred years one should offer sacrifices by the thousands,yet if only for a moment one should worship those of perfected mindsthat honor is indeed better than a century of sacrifice.– Dhammapada VIII. Sahassavagga: The Thousands :: Verse 106
Think not lightly of good, saying, “It will not come to me.”Drop by drop is the water pot filled.Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.– Dhammapada IX. Papavagga: Evil :: Verse 122
Though for a hundred years one should tend the sacrificial fire in the forest,yet if only for a moment one should worship those of perfected minds,that worship is indeed better than a century of sacrifice.– Dhammapada VIII. Sahassavagga: The Thousands :: Verse 107
Just as a trader with a small escort and great wealth would avoid a perilous route,or just as one desiring to live avoids poison, even so should one shun evil.– Dhammapada IX. Papavagga: Evil :: Verse 125