sn.1.18 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Sense of Shame

“Is there a person somewhere in the world
Who is restrained by a sense of shame,
One who draws back from blame
As a good horse does from the whip?”

“Few are those restrained by a sense of shame
Who fare always mindful;
Few, having reached the end of suffering,
Fare evenly amidst the uneven.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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