Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ vuṭṭhī samativijjhati,

evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ rāgo samativijjhati.

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Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house,

so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind.

Dhammapada 1.13

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

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