Dhammapada 104, 105 [Khuddaka Nikaya]

8 - Sahassavaggo, Thousands
4 - Anatthapucchakabrahmana Vatthu

Atta have jitam seyyo, ya cayam itara paja;
attadantassa posassa, niccam sannatacarino. 
Neva devo na gandhabbo, na Maro saha Brahmuna;
jitam apajitam kayira, tatharupassa jantuno. 

104 & 105: It is better indeed, to conquer oneself than to conquer others. Neither a deva, nor a gandhabba, nor Mara together with Brahma can turn into defeat the victory of the man who controls himself.
Reference: Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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Dhammapada 102, 103 [Khuddaka Nikaya]

8 - Sahassavaggo, Thousands
3 - Kundalakesitheri Vatthu

Yo ca gatha satam bhase, anatthapadasamhita;
ekam dhammapadam seyyo, yam sutva upasammati.
Yo sahassam sahassena, sangame manuse jine;
ekanca jeyyamattanam, sa ve sangamajuttamo.

102: Better than the recitation of a hundred verses that are senseless and unconnected with the realization of Nibbana, is the recitation of a single verse of the Teaching (Dhamma), if on hearing it one is calmed.
103: A man may conquer a million men in battle, but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.
Reference: Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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