Dhammapada · Verse 215

Anitthigandhakumāravatthu

Pali

Kāmato jāyatī soko,
kāmato jāyatī bhayaṁ;
Kāmato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

English

Sorrow springs from desire,
fear springs from desire;
one free from desire
has no sorrow, let alone fear.

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