Dhammapada Verse 64: A Spoon Can't Taste Soup

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 64
Yāvajīvampi ce bālo, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati;
Na so dhammaṃ vijānāti, dabbī sūparasaṃ yathā.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 64
Though all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he no more comprehends the Truth than a spoon tastes the flavor of the soup.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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