Dhammapada · Verse 42

Nandagopālakavatthu

Pali

Diso disaṁ yaṁ taṁ kayirā,
verī vā pana verinaṁ;
Micchāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ,
pāpiyo naṁ tato kare.

English

A wrongly directed mind
would do you more harm
than a hater to the hated,
or an enemy to their foe.

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