Some Sayings of the Buddha

• "Few among men are they who cross to the further shore.  The others merely run up and down the bank on this side."
• "He whose senses are mastered like horses well under the charioteers control, he who is purged of pride, free from passions, such a one even the gods envy (hold dear)."
• "He who holds back arisen anger as one checks a whirling chariot, him I call a charioteer, the rest just hold the reins."
• "Conquer anger by love, evil by good; conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth."

I chose these sayings from Rahula's selections from the Dhammapada because of their resonance with scriptural truths I have found to be important.  The first and fourth evoke some sayings of the Savior.  The middle two bring my mind to Alma's exhortation to his son to "bridle his passions."