Dhammapada · Verset 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.

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