Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
Saccaṁ bhaṇe na kujjheyya, dajjā appampi yācito; Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi, gacche devāna santike.
Dhammapada 224
The same idea in other traditions
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living.
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."
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?” …