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.

Makasajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.