Dhammapada · Verset 29

Pamattāpamattadvesahāyakabhikkhuvatthu

Pali

Appamatto pamattesu,
suttesu bahujāgaro;
Abalassaṁva sīghasso,
hitvā yāti sumedhaso.

English

Heedful among the heedless,
wide awake while others sleep—
a true sage leaves them behind,
like a swift horse passing a feeble.

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