Virtue quotes
10 quotes. Authors include Leonardo da Vinci, The Buddha.
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“One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.”
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“Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!”
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“Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.”
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“'As I am, so are they; as they are, so am I.' Comparing others with oneself, do not kill nor cause others to kill.”
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“Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.”
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“Who sows virtue reaps honor.”
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“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
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“Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.”
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“'As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.' Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.”
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“The thing that is disliked by me is also disliked by others. Since I dislike this thing, how can I inflict it on someone else?”