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Dhammapada 3.3.36

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 3.3.36

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3.3.36

‘‘Sududdasaṃ sunipuṇaṃ, yatthakāmanipātinaṃ;
Cittaṃ rakkhetha medhāvī, cittaṃ guttaṃ sukhāvaha’’nti.

36. Thoughts are exceedingly hard to see, exceedingly subtle, and flit and flutter wherever they list.
A wise man should guard his thoughts; guarded thoughts bring happiness.

Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)

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