Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

12: The Chapter about the Self – 69
Na attahetu na parassa hetu,
Not for one’s own sake and not for another’s sake,
na puttam-icche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ –
not desiring a child, riches, or a kingdom –
na iccheyya adhammena samiddhim-attano;
he should not desire his success through corruption;
sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā. [84]
he should be both virtuous and wise and righteous.
Tatrābhiratim-iccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano,
One should desire to delight in that place, having given up sense pleasures, and having no
possessions,
par i yodapeyya attānaṁ cittaklesehi paṇḍito. [88]
the wise one should purify the self of defilements of mind.
Yo sahassaṁ sahassena saṅgāme mānuse jine,
One may conquer a thousand men a thousand times in a battle,
ekañ-ca jeyya attānaṁ, sa ve saṅgāmajuttamo. [103]
but having conquered one’s own self, one would surely be supreme in battle.
Attā have jitaṁ seyyo yā cāyaṁ itarā pajā,
Conquest over self is better than that over other people,
attadantassa posassa, niccaṁ saññatacārino, [104]
for the person who conquers himself, who lives constantly well-restrained,
neva devo na gandhabbo, na Māro saha Brahmunā,
neither gods, nor gandhabbas, nor Māra together with Brahmās,
jitaṁ apajitaṁ kay i rā tathārūpassa jantuno. [105]
can turn conquest into defeat for a person who is like this.
Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa, sabbe bhāyanti maccuno,
Everyone trembles at the stick, everyone is in fear of death,
attānaṁ upamaṁ katvā, na haneyya na ghātaye. [129]
comparing oneself (with others), one should not hurt or have (them) hurt.