Dhammapada · Verse 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.

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