Only through Love Can Hatred Come to an End

Buddhist monk lighting candles

Never does hatred cease by hating in return; only through love can hatred come to an end.
Victory breeds hatred; the conquered dwell in sorrow and resentment.
They who give up all thought of victory or defeat may be calm and live happily at peace.
Let us overcome violence by gentleness; let us overcome evil by good;
Let us overcome the miserly by liberality; let us overcome the liar by truth.
—Dhammapada

The Dhammapada is a collection of 423 verses uttered by Gauthama Buddha