Give, and it will be given to you.
-Jesus
Seeing to this,
Neglecting that,
Setting one thing against another...
Who is free of such cares?
When will they ever end?
Consider.
Without passion,
With dispassion,
Let go.
-Ashtavakra Gita
Virtue is living in such a way that one does not fall into these four:
Envy, anger, greed and unsavory speech.
Don't tell yourself tomorrow you'll be wise enough to practice virtue.
Do it now, for it will be your deathless companion when you die.
-Tirukkural
Develop a meditation that is like water. Doing this, you will find that the thoughts and impressions that possess you will flow away. Just as people wash away their body liquids, their sweat and spittle, pus and blood, and yet the water is not troubled or disgusted--so this water meditation will bring you peace.
-Majjhima Nikaya
Observe how the life of this world deceives those around you. It lures them into the traps of vanity, wealth, and fame, and exalts them above others. This splendor blinds them, and they are lost forever in illusion. But then in one instant, life deals the blow of death, and all is gone, and with the Beguiler it stands laughing at their sad end. So overcome your egos that you may be saved from the snares that devoured kings and paupers alike.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani
The supreme Reality stands revealed in the consciousness of those who have conquered themselves. They live in peace, alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise and blame.
-Bhagavad Gita