"And whatever efforts I am making are made in order that I may discharge the debt which I owe to all living beings, that I may make them happy in this world, and that they may attain heaven in the next…"

"The beloved of the gods does not consider glory and fame to be of great account unless they are achieved through having my subjects respect Dhamma and practice Dhamma."

"Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and grandsons, and as long as the sun and moon endure, may follow it. For by following it, happi…"

"And for the following purpose am I having this inscription written: in order that my sons and grandsons may not consider making new conquests; or, if they do conquer, that they may take pleasure in me…"

"The conquest by Dhamma is considered by me the best conquest. And this has been won by me both here and on the borders, even as far as six hundred yojanas, where the Yavana king named Antiochus rules,…"