Udakañhi nayanti nettikā;

usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ;

dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā;

attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā.

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Irrigators regulate the rivers;

fletchers straighten the arrow shaft;

carpenters shape the wood;

the wise control themselves.

Dhammapada 6.80

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The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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