Happy is the unity of the Sangha. Happy is the discipline of the united ones.
By degrees, little by little, from time to time, a wise person should remove his own impurities as a smith removes the dross from silver.
Hatred never ceases through hatred in this world; through love alone they cease. This is an eternal law.
An ignorant man committing evil deeds does not realise the consequences. The imprudent man is consumed by his own deeds, like one burnt by fire.
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
A disciple in training will comprehend this earth, the realm of death and the realm of the gods. A disciple in training will investigate the well-taught Path of Virtue, even as an expert garland-maker picks flowers.