Dhammapada · Verset 158

Upanandasakyaputtattheravatthu

Pali

Attānameva paṭhamaṁ,
patirūpe nivesaye;
Athaññamanusāseyya,
na kilisseyya paṇḍito.

English

The astute would avoid being corrupted
by first grounding themselves
in what is suitable,
and then instructing others.

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