121. Think not lightly of evil, saying, “It will not come to me.” Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the fool, gathering it little by little, fills himself [themselves] with evil.

122. Think not lightly of good, saying, “It will not come to me.” Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man [one], gathering it little by little, fills himself [themselves] with good.

— Dhammapada Chapter IX, Verses 121-122 (translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita with gender-neutral corrections based on the original Pali by Ava)

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Key terms:

- "Bālo" (fool) - can refer to any gender

- "Dhīro" (wise one) - traditionally masculine form, though the concept isn't inherently gendered

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