Na tāvatā dhammadharo

yāvatā bahu bhāsati.

Yo ca appampi sutvāna,

dhammaṃ kāyena passati

sa ve dhammadharo hoti,

yo dhammaṃ nappamajjati.

Listen

One is not versed in Dhamma

because one speaks much.

One who, after hearing a little Dhamma,

realizes its truth directly

and is not heedless of it,

is truly versed in the Dhamma.

Dhammapada 19.259

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

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