The fool seeks undeserved reputation,precedence among monks, authority over monasteries,and honor among householders.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 73

The fever of passion exists not for him who has completed the journey,who is sorrowless and wholly set free,and has broken all ties.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 90

The man who is without blind faith,who knows the Uncreated, who has severed all links, destroyed all causes (for karma, good and evil),and thrown out all desiresÑ he, truly, is the most excellent of men.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 97

“Let both laymen and monks think that it was done by me.In every work, great and small, let them follow me”Ñ such is the ambition of the fool;thus his desire and pride increase.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 74

The mindful ones exert themselves.They are not attached to any home;like swans that abandon the lake,they leave home after home behind.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 91

Inspiring, indeed, is that place where Arahants dwell,be it a village, a forest, a vale, or a hill.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 98

One is the quest for worldly gain, and quite another is the path to Nibbana.Clearly understanding this, let not the monk, the disciple of the Buddha,be carried away by worldly acclaim, but develop detachment instead.– Dhammapada V. Balavagga: The Fools :: Verse 75

Those who do not accumulate and are wise regarding food,whose object is the Void, the Unconditioned FreedomÑ their track cannot be traced, like that of birds in the air.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 92

Inspiring are the forests in which worldlings find no pleasure.There the passionless will rejoice,for they seek no sensual pleasures.– Dhammapada VII. Arahantavagga: The Arahant or Perfected One :: Verse 99

Whatever a mother, fatheror other kinsmanmight do for you,the well-directed mindcan do for youeven better.– Dhammapada III. Cittavagga: The Mind :: Verse 43