[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.11 · spoken by Krishna ]
You sound wise but grieve like a fool.
Krishna said: You grieve for those who should not be grieved for, yet you speak words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the living nor for the dead.
SANSKRIT
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे । गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ॥२-११॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Wisdom that doesn't change how you act isn't wisdom. It's decoration.”
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