Uttaradhyayana 11.10-13

JainismUttaradhyayana 11.10-13

But for the following fifteen good qualities he is called well-behaved: if he is always humble, steady, free from deceit and curiosity; if he abuses nobody; … if he is not proud of his learning; if he does not find fault with others; if he is not angry with friends; if he speaks well even of a bad friend behind his back; if he abstains from quarrels and rows; …

⌄ Humility toward others ◎ Right speech & thought

The same idea in other traditions

ChristianityMatthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

JudaismPsalm 34:14

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

ConfucianismAnalects 4.24

The Master said, "The superior man wishes to be slow in his speech and earnest in his conduct."

BuddhismDhammapada 183

Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of (all) the Awakened.

SikhismSGGS Ang 62

Call everyone exalted; no one seems lowly. The One Lord has fashioned the vessels, and His One Light pervades the three worlds.

IslamQuran 25:63

And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!";

SufismBustan, ch. 7

Be silent, O thou who knowest many things! for he that speaketh little will be free from reproach on the Day of Judgment. The man of many words is deaf; no counsel does he heed like silence. …