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> [“In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/in-happiness-and-suffering-in-joy-and-grief-we-should-regard-all/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

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## More by Mahavira

> [Soul is the central point of spiritual discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/soul-is-the-central-point-of-spiritual-discipline/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [All are my friends. I have no enemies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/all-are-my-friends-i-have-no-enemies/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [The nature of things is dharma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/the-nature-of-things-is-dharma/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/all-souls-are-equal-and-alike-and-have-the-similar-nature-and/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [“Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/do-not-injure-abuse-oppress-enslave-insult-torment-torture-or-kill/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [Live and allow others to live; hurt no one; life is dear to all living beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/live-and-allow-others-to-live-hurt-no-one-life-is-dear-to-all-living/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/by-sincerity-a-man-gains-physical-mental-and-linguistic/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [If one undertakes retrospection of the day's events, one must do it regularly at the appointed hour, not fitfully, not doing it today, neglecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/if-one-undertakes-retrospection-of-the-day-s-events-one-must-do-it/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [“Kill not, cause no pain. Nonviolence is the greatest religion .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/kill-not-cause-no-pain-nonviolence-is-the-greatest-religion/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/attachment-and-aversion-are-the-root-cause-of-karma-and-karma/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/the-most-important-principle-of-environment-is-that-you-are-not-the/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [“In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/in-happiness-and-suffering-in-joy-and-grief-we-should-regard-all/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/eating-constitutes-the-greatest-obstacle-to-self-control-it-gives/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/if-you-want-to-cultivate-a-habit-do-it-without-any-reservation-till/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

> [“All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahavira/all-breathing-existing-living-sentient-creatures-should-not-be-slain/)

[Mahavira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahavira/)

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