A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

23: Fools
Sn 3.11 Nālakasuttaṁ
Fools are Noisy
The Buddha explains to Nālaka the things
conducive to becoming a sage, one of which is not
being talkative.
444. Yad-ūnakaṁ taṁ saṇati, yaṁ pūraṁ santam-eva taṁ,
Aḍḍhakumbhūpamo bālo, rahado pūro va Paṇḍito.
What is empty makes a great noise,
What is full is quiet indeed,
The fool is like a pot half-full,
The Wise One is like a full lake.
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