Tuesday spiritual literature post, from the Dhammapada, sayings of The Buddha:

50. Let none find fault with others; let none see the

omissions and commissions of others. But let one

see one’s own acts, done and undone.

51. Just like a blossom, bright colored but scentless: a 

well-spoken word is fruitless when not carried out. 

60. Long is the night to the sleepless; long is the

league to the weary. Long is worldly existence to

fools who know not the Sublime Truth.

61. Should a seeker not find a companion who is better

or equal, let him resolutely pursue a solitary

course; there is no fellowship with the fool.

64. Though all his life a fool associates with a wise

man, he no more comprehends the Truth than a

spoon tastes the flavor of the soup.

67. Ill done is that action of doing which one repents

later, and the fruit of which one, weeping, reaps

with tears.

71. An evil deed, when done, doesn’t—like ready milk— come out right away.

It follows the fool, smoldering like a fire hidden in ashes.

81. As a single slab of rock won’t budge in the wind, 

so the wise are not moved by praise, by blame.

83. Everywhere, truly, those of integrity stand apart. 

They, the good, don’t chatter in hopes of favor or gains. 

When touched now by pleasure, now pain, the wise give no sign of high or low.