Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth!
Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine; Jine kadariyaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ.
Dhammapada 223
The same idea in other traditions
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.
By doing service he acquires the Karman which brings about for him the nâman and gôtra of a Tîrthakara.
The Master said, "Specious words confound virtue. Want of forbearance in small matters confounds great plans."
In the midst of this world, do seva, and you shall be given a place of honor in the Court of the Lord. Says Nanak, swing your arms in joy!
Let the rich satisfy the poor implorer, and bend his eye upon a longer pathway. Riches come now to one, now to another, and like the wheels of cars are ever rolling.
When Bāyazīd was coming from his bath one morning during the Id festival, some one unwittingly emptied a tray of ashes from a window upon his head. With his face and turban all bespattered, he rubbed his hands in gratitude and said: “I am in truth worthy of the fires of hell; why should I be angered by a few ashes?” …