Friends:

The Fourfold Advantage:

A deity once asked the Buddha:
What is good, even when one is old?
What is good, when established?
What is a human's most precious treasure?
What is hard for thieves to steal?

The blessed Buddha answered:
Morality is good, even when one is old!
Faith is good, when established!
Understanding is human's most precious treasure!
Merit is hard for thieves to steal!

More on these 4 Basics:
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Mighty_is_Morality.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Faith_Summary.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/The_Understanding_Ability.htm
http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/What_is_Advantageous.htm



Source: The Grouped Sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikāya I 36

The common core of all Good!