Make an island for yourself! Strive hard and become wise! Rid of impurities and cleansed of stain, you shall enter the celestial abode of Nobles Ones. The Buddha Dhammapada 236

Weeds are the bane of fields, desire is the bane of mankind. Therefore, what is offered to those free of desire yields abundant fruit. The Buddha Dhammapada 359

Do not associate with evil companions; do not seek the fellowship of the vile. Associate with the good friends; seek the fellowship of noble men. The Buddha Dhammapada 78

Those disciples of Gotama ever awaken happily whose minds by day and night delight in the practice of meditation. The Buddha Dhammapada 300