Dhammapada · Verse 270

Bālisikavatthu

Pali

Na tena ariyo hoti,
yena pāṇāni hiṁsati;
Ahiṁsā sabbapāṇānaṁ,
“ariyo”ti pavuccati.

English

You don’t become a noble one
by harming living beings.
One harmless toward all living beings
is said to be a noble one.

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