The Buddhist Way of Life : On good, evil and sin.

1. On good, evil and sin.

• Do good. Be no party to evil. Commit no sin.
• This is the Buddhist way of life.
• If a man should do that which is good, let him do it again and again, let him turn the desires of his heart thereto. Happy is the heaping of good. 
• Think not casually of the good saying, " It will not come to me." Drop by drop is the water pot filled. By little added to little does good grow.
• But well done is that deed which brings one no regrets, the fruit whereof is received with delight and satisfaction.
• Well done is the deed which done brings no regrets, the fruit whereof is received with delight and satisfaction.
• If a man does what is good, let him do it again ; let him delight in it; the accumulation of good is delightful.
• Even a good man sees. evil days so long as his good deed does not ripen; but when his good deed ripens, then does the good man see good things.
• Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, it will not come right unto me. Even by the falling of water drops a water-pot is filled—the wise man becomes full of good, even if he gathers it little by little.
• Far surpassing the fragrance of sandal or incense or lotus or jasmine, is the fragrance of virtue.
• Faint is this fragrance of incense and sandal, but the fragrance of virtue ascends to the highest place.
• Treat not lightly of evil, saying it will not come to me. Drop by drop is the water pot filled. By little added to little evil accumulates.
• It is not well to do a deed which done brings regrets, the fruit whereof is received with tears and lamentations.
• If a man speaks or acts evil of mind, suffering follows him close as the wheel the hoof of the beast that draws the cart.
• Follow not after things evil. Dwell not in negligence. Cherish not false ideas.
• Hasten towards the excellent, suppress all evil thoughts. Who so is backward in doing good, his mind delights in evil. 
• It is not well to do that deed which done brings regrets, the fruit whereof is received with tears and lamentations.
• Even an evil-doer sees happiness so long as his evil deed does not ripen; but when his evil deed ripens, then does the evil-doer see evil.
• Let no man think lightly of evil saying in his heart ' It will not come right unto me.' Even by the filling of water drops a water-pot is filled ; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gathers it little by little.
• A man should hasten towards the good, and should keep his thought away from evil; if a man does what is good slothfully, his mind delights in evil.
• If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again, let him not delight in sin ; the accumulation of evil is painful.
• Follow the law of virtue; do not follow that of sin. The virtuous rests in bliss in this world.
• From lust is born sorrow, from lust is born fear. To him who is wholly free from lust there is neither sorrow nor fear.
• Hunger is the worst of diseases (component), existence the worst of distress. This knowing in accordance with truth and fact, Nibbana becomes the highest happiness. 
• The evil done by oneself, self-begotten, self-bred, crushes the doer as a diamond breaks even a precious stone. 
• He whose wickedness is very great brings himself down to that state where his enemy wishes him to be, as a creeper does with the tree which it surrounds.
• Bad deeds, and deeds hurtful to ourselves, are easy to do ; difficult to do what is beneficial and good.