Better is a considerate foe“Seyyo amitto matiyā upeto,than an inconsiderate friend.Na tveva mitto mativippahīno;Thinking, “I shall kill the mosquito”,Makasaṁ vadhissanti hi eḷamūgo,the idiot son split open his father’s head.Putto pitu abbhidā uttamaṅgan”ti.
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