Dighanikaya 29.165_8

29.165_8

‘‘Appakenāpi medhāvī, pābhatena vicakkhaṇo;
Samuṭṭhāpeti attānaṃ, aṇuṃ aggiṃva sandhama’’nti. (jā. 1.1.4);

“Even with little capital, / an astute and discerning person / elevates himself, / just like blowing up a tiny fire.” (Jā. 1.1.4);