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 themselves with evil.

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