Make haste in doing good and restrain the mind from evil; if one is slow in doing good, the mind finds delight in evil.
9:116
If a man commits evil let him not repeat it again and again; let him not delight in it, for the accumulation of sin brings suffering.
9:117
If a man has done good, let him keep on doing it. Let him create an inclination to it. The accumulation of good means happiness.
9:118
An evil man encounters good so long as his evil behaviour does not bear fruit, but when his evil behaviour bears fruit, then the evil man encounters the evil consequences.
9:119
A good man encounters evil so long as his good behaviour does not bear fruit, but when his good behaviour bears fruit, then the good man encounters the good consequences.
9:120
Do not think lightly of evil, saying, “It will not come to me.” By the constant fall of water drops, a pitcher is filled; likewise the unwise person, accumulating evil little by little, becomes full of evil.
9:121
Do not think lightly of merit, saying, “It will not come to me.” By the constant fall of water drops, a pitcher is filled; likewise the wise person, accumulating merit little by little, becomes full of merit.
9:122
Not in the sky, not in the middle of the ocean, not even in the cave of a mountain, should one seek refuge, for there exists no place in the world where one can escape the effects of wrongdoing.
9:127
Not in the sky, not in the middle of the ocean, not even in the cave of a mountain, should one seek refuge, for there exists no place in the world where one will not be overpowered by death.
9:128
– Dhammapada – one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.
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