Just as a bee, without harming the flower, its color or its fragrance, takes a little nectar and flies away, so too should the sage wander in a village.
Founder of Buddhism
Just as a bee, without harming the flower, its color or its fragrance, takes a little nectar and flies away, so too should the sage wander in a village.
Founder of Buddhism
Dhammapada, Chapter 4, Verse 7.
c. 5th century BCE
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