There is no more worldly existence for the wise one who, like the earth, resents nothing,who is firm as a high pillar and as pure as a deep pool free from mud.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 95

Better than reciting a hundred meaningless verses is the reciting of one verse of Dhamma,hearing which one attains peace.– Dhammapada VIII. Sahassavagga: The Thousands :: Verse 102

He who drinks deep the Dhamma lives happily with a tranquil mind.The wise man ever delights in the Dhamma made known by the Noble One (the Buddha).– Dhammapada VI. Panditavagga: The Wise :: Verse 79

Well done is that action of doing which one repents not later,and the fruit of which one reaps with delight and happiness.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 68

Irrigators regulate the rivers;fletchers straighten the arrow shaft;carpenters shape the wood;the wise control themselves.– Dhammapada VI. Panditavagga: The Wise :: Verse 80

So long as an evil deed has not ripened,the fool thinks it as sweet as honey.But when the evil deed ripens, the fool comes to grief.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 69

Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm,even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.– Dhammapada VI. Panditavagga: The Wise :: Verse 81

Month after month a fool may eat his food with the tip of a blade of grass,but he still is not worth a sixteenth part of the those who have comprehended the Truth.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 70

On hearing the Teachings,the wise become perfectly purified, like a lake deep, clear and still.– Dhammapada VI. Panditavagga: The Wise :: Verse 82

Fools of little wit are enemies unto themselves as they move about doing evil deeds,the fruits of which are bitter.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 66