Attānaṃ ce tathā kayirā;

yathāññamanusāsati,

sudanto vata dametha.

Attā hi kira duddamo.

Listen

One should do what one teaches others to do;

if one would train others,

one should be well controlled oneself.

Difficult, indeed, is self-control.

Dhammapada 12.159

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

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