Attā hi attano nātho;

ko hi nātho paro siyā?

Attanā hi sudantena,

nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ.

Listen

One truly is the protector of oneself;

who else could the protector be?

With oneself fully controlled,

one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.

Dhammapada 12.160

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

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