Chapter VIII sahassa  Vagga- Thousands

Verse 100. Better than a thousand words that are senseless and unconnected  with the realization of Nibbãna, is a single word of sense, if hearing it one is calmed.

Verse 101. Better than a thousand verses that are senseless and unconnected with the realization of Nibbãna, is a single verse, if on hearing it one is calmed.

Verse 102. Better than the recitation of a hundred verses that are senseless and unconnected with the realization of Nibbãna, is the recitation of a single verse of the Teaching (Dhamma), if on hearing it one is calmed.

Verse 103. A man may conquer a million men in battle, but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.