Let a man overcome hatred by kindness,

Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ, asādhuṃ sādhunā jine;

Jine kadariyaṃ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṃ.

Let a man overcome hatred by kindness,

evil by goodness, greed by generosity, 

and lies by telling the truth.

Dhammapada, 223.