Dhammapada · Verse 260

Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu

Pali

Na tena thero so hoti,
yenassa palitaṁ siro;
Paripakko vayo tassa,
“moghajiṇṇo”ti vuccati.

English

You don’t become a senior
by getting some grey hairs;
for one ripe only in age,
is said to have aged in vain.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).