Exalted Utterances - Udāna (KN 3)

2: Mucalindavaggo - 27
which is divine,
To the happiness of the destruction of craving, these are not worth a
sixteenth part.”
2.3 The Discourse about the Stick
Thus I heard: at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
in Jeta's Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery.
Then at that time many young boys who were between Sāvatthī and
Jeta's Wood were attacking a snake with a stick.
Then the Gracious One, having dressed in the morning time, after
picking up his bowl and robe, was entering Sāvatthī for alms.The
Gracious One saw (those) many young boys between Sāvatthī and Jeta's
Wood attacking a snake with a stick.
Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it, on that
occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
“He who, while seeking happiness for himself, harms with a stick
(Other) beings who desire happiness, will not find happiness after
passing away.
He who, while seeking happiness for himself, does not harm with a
stick
(Other) beings who desire happiness, will find happiness after passing
away.”