Udanavarga 2.41

2.41

「雖誦千章，句義不正，不如一要，
聞可滅惡。雖誦千言，不義何益？
不如一義，聞行可度。雖多誦經，
不解何益？解一法句，行可得道。」

“Although a man can repeat a thousand stanzas (sections), but understand not the meaning of the lines he repeats, this is not equal to the repetition of one sentence well understood, which is able when heard to control thought. To repeat a thousand words without understanding, what profit is there in this? But to understand one truth, and hearing it to act accordingly, this is to find deliverance. A man may be able to repeat many books, but if he cannot explain them what profit is there in this? But to explain one sentence of the Law, and to walk accordingly, this is the way to find supreme wisdom (to become a Rahat).”