Dhamma Verses (Dhammapada, KN 2)

3: The Chapter about the Mind – 62
True disciples shine forth amongst
the ordinary folk
Sirigutta supported the Buddha, but his friend Garahadinna
supported the Jainas; Sirigutta proved that the Jainas do not
know the past, present and future as they declared; and the
Buddha proved his knowledge and power to Garahadinna,
who became his disciple; then the Buddha spoke these verses.
58-59. Yathā saṅkāradhānasmiṁ ujjhitasmiṁ mahāpathe
padumaṁ tattha jāyetha, sucigandhaṁ manoramaṁ,
evaṁ saṅkārabhūtesu, andhabhūte puthujjane,
atirocati paññāya Sammāsambuddhasāvako.
Just as in a discarded heap
along the highway a lotus
might arise, with a pure fragrance,
delighting the mind, so amongst
the forsaken, the Sambuddha’s
disciple outshines the blind and
ordinary folk through his wisdom.
Pupphavaggo Catuttho
The Chapter about Flowers, the Fourth