"I have had this Dhamma edict written for the welfare and happiness of all people. For I consider that the greatest happiness is to lead people to the Dhamma. And this Dhamma consists of mercy, charity…"

"Even this slight progress is not to be despised. For it is by such small efforts that great results are achieved."

"Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: All men are my children. What I desire for my own children, and I desire that they may obtain welfare and happiness both in this world and the next, …"

"Therefore, even if a man wrongs me, I forgive him as far as it is possible to forgive."

"The beloved of the gods, king Piyadasi, speaks thus: Father and mother should be respected, and so should elders, kindness to living beings should be made strong, and the truth should be spoken."