In his relations with beings, the bodhisattva should not allow himself to forsake them. As befits the abilities determined by his powers, he should always strive to draw them in.

From the very beginning, the bodhisattva should accord with the power of his abilities and use skilful means to instruct beings, causing them to enter the Great Vehicle

In that which is done for the benefit of beings, do not succumb to either weariness or negligence. Bring forth vows for the sake of realising bodhi. Benefiting the world is just benefiting self.

So long as he has not yet gained irreversibility, in the bodhisattva’s striving for bodhi, he should be as intensely diligent in practice as someone whose turban has caught on fire.

-- Nāgārjuna