Balavagga ⧸ Gāthā 63
Yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ paṇaḍito vā pi tena so
Bālo ca paṇḍitamānī sa ve bālo ti vuccati
Bālo ca paṇḍitamānī sa ve bālo ti vuccati
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The Fool ⧸ Verse 63
A fool with a sense of his foolishness
is — at least to that extent — wise.
But a fool who thinks himself wise
really deserves to be called
a fool.
is — at least to that extent — wise.
But a fool who thinks himself wise
really deserves to be called
a fool.
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