“ Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being. Mahavira
“ In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self. Mahavira
“ Attachment and aversion are the root cause of karma, and karma originates from infatuation. Karma is the root cause of birth and death, and these are said to be the source of misery. None can escape t… Mahavira
“ Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same. Mahavira
“ All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away. Mahavira
“ Can you hold a red-hot iron rod in your hand merely because some one wants you to do so? Then, will it be right on your part to ask others to do the same thing just to satisfy your desires? If you can… Mahavira
“ A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn’t realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also. That man is fool. Mahavira
