Dhammapada — Chapter 16: Piyavagga
12 verses
Verse 1
One who yokes oneself to the worthless and unyokes from the worthy, who abandons the goal to pursue the pleasant — such a one will come to envy those…
Verse 2
Do not associate with the dear, nor ever with the unloved. Not seeing the dear is painful, and so is seeing the unloved.
Verse 3
Therefore hold nothing dear, for separation from the dear is painful. There are no bonds for those who have neither likes nor dislikes.
Verse 4
From the dear arises sorrow; from the dear arises fear. For one freed from the dear, there is no sorrow — whence fear?
Verse 5
From affection arises sorrow; from affection arises fear. For one freed from affection, there is no sorrow — whence fear?