Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

6: The Chapter about the Wise – 45
So karohi dīpam-attano,
One should make an island for oneself,
khippaṁ vāyama paṇḍito bhava,
soon the wise one should endeavour,
niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo,
removing the stain, blemishless,
na punaṁ jātijaraṁ upehisi. [238]
you will not come to birth and old age again.
Na tena hoti Dhammaṭṭho yenatthaṁ sahasā naye,
One who would hastily settle a case because of that is not one who stands by Dhamma,
yo ca atthaṁ anatthañ-ca ubho niccheyya paṇḍito. [256]
the wise one should discriminate the two: what is the case and what is not the case.
Na tena paṇḍito hoti yāvatā bahu bhāsati;
One is not a wise person merely because of speaking much;
khemī averī abhayo, paṇḍito ti pavuccati. [258]
being safe, hatred-free, fearless, one is called a wise person.
Na monena munī hoti mūḷharūpo aviddasu,
Not through silence is a deluded fool (considered to be) a seer,
yo ca tulaṁ va paggayha, varam-ādāya paṇḍito. [268]
the wise one, like one holding the balance, takes up what is noble.
Etam-atthavasaṁ ñatvā, paṇḍito sīlasaṁvuto,
Understanding the truth of this the wise one, endowed with virtue,
Nibbānagamanaṁ maggaṁ khippam-eva visodhaye. [289]
should quickly purify the path that is leading to Nibbāna.
Bālasaṅgatacārī hi dīgham-addhāna’ socati,
For he who consorts with fools grieves for a long time,
dukkho bālehi saṁvāso amitteneva sabbadā,
dwelling with fools is always suffering as it is with enemies,
dhīro ca sukhasaṁvāso ñātīnaṁ va samāgamo. [207]
the wise one dwells happily as with an assembly of kin.