For November 3, 2026

Na tena paṇḍito hoti
yāvatā bahu bhāsati.
Khemī, averī abhayo
‘‘paṇḍito’’ti pavuccati.
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One is not wise
because one speaks much.
One who is peaceable, friendly and fearless
is called "wise".

Dhammapada 19.258
View Pāli on Tipitaka.org
The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita
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