“Growth of relatives, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the best thing to grow. So you should train like this: ‘We will grow in wisdom.’ That’s how you should train.” 78 “Loss of wealth, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the worst thing to lose.” 79 “Growth of wealth, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the best thing to grow. So you should train like this: ‘We will grow in wisdom.’ That’s how you should train.” 80 “Loss of fame, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the worst thing to lose.” 81 “Growth of fame, mendicants, is a small thing. Wisdom is the best thing to grow. So you should train like this: ‘We will grow in wisdom.’ That’s how you should train.”

Numbered Discourses 1.82–97 The Chapter on Negligence

82 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very harmful as negligence. Negligence is very harmful.” 83 “Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that is so very beneficial as diligence. Diligence is very beneficial.” 84