Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are ... very artful and rush wheresoever they list.—­Dhammapada.

When thou seest righteousness, quickly follow it:  when thou seest iniquity, instantly flee.—­Jitsu-go-kiyo.

Like as the lotus is untarnished by the water, so is Nirvana by any evil dispositions.—­Questions of King Milinda.

May I never, even in a dream, be guilty of theft, adultery, drunkenness, life-slaughter, and untruthfulness.—­Attanagalu-vansa.

Spotless even as the moon, pure, serene, and undisturbed.—­Vasettha-sutta.

Practice the most perfect virtue.—­Udanavarga.

To attain perfection that he may profit
others.—­Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.

The present is an imperfect existence:  ...  I pray for greater perfection in the next.—­Inscription in Temple of Nakhon Vat.

Fulfil the perfection of long-suffering; be thou patient under ... reproach.—­Introduction to Jataka Book.

My duty is to bear all the insults which the heretics launch against me.—­Buddhaghosa’s Parables.

Silently shall I endure abuse, as the elephant in battle endures the arrow sent from the bow.—­Dhammapada.

Let not the member of Buddha’s order tremble at blame, neither let him puff himself up when praised.—­Tuvataka-sutta.

The end of the pleasures of sense is as the lightning flash:  ... what profit, then, in doing iniquity?—­Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

Cultivate equanimity.—­Nalaka-sutta.

Abhor dissimulation!—­Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king.

He speaks truth unmixed with falsehood.—­Samanna-phala-sutta.

There is guilt (calling for repentance) in prevarication.—­Patimokkha.

He that praises him who should be blamed, or blames him who should be praised, gathers up sin thereby in his mouth.—­Kokaliya-sutta.

The member of Buddha’s order should abstain from theft, even of a blade of grass.—­Mahavagga.

From bribery, cheating, fraud, and (all other) crooked ways he abstains.—­Tevijja-sutta.

The Scripture moveth us, therefore, rather to cut off the hand than to take anything which is not ours.—­Sha-mi-lu-i-yao-lio.

Let him not, even though irritated, speak harsh words.—­Sariputta-sutta.

From this day forth, ... although much be said against me, I will not feel spiteful, angry, enraged, or morose, nor manifest anger and hatred.—­Anguttara-Nikaya.

Upright, conscientious and of soft speech, gentle and not proud.—­Metta-sutta.

    Even as the lily lives upon and loves the water,
    So Upatissa and Kolita likewise,
    Joined by closest bond of love,
    If by necessity compelled to live apart,
    Were overcome by grief and aching heart.

—­Fo-pen-hing-tsih-king.

(The true friend) forsakes you not in trouble; he will lay down his life for your sake.—­Sigalovada-sutta.