{"collection":"Khuddaka Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_thag5.2/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_thag5.2","id":"suttacentral_thag5.2","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/thag5.2/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Khuddaka Nikaya"],"text":"When a person, wishing for a certain outcome, applies themselves where they ought not; not achieving what they worked for, they say: \u201cThat\u2019s a sign of my bad luck.\u201d When a misfortune is extracted and beaten, to surrender it in part would be like losing at dice; but to surrender it all you\u2019d have to be blind, not seeing the even and the uneven. You should only say what you would do; you shouldn\u2019t say what you wouldn\u2019t do. The wise will recognize one who talks without doing. Just like a glorious flower that\u2019s colorful but lacks fragrance; well-spoken speech is fruitless for one who does not act on it. Just like a glorious flower that\u2019s both colorful and fragrant, well-spoken speech is fruitful for one who acts on it.","title":"Subh\u016bta","tradition":"Khuddaka Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":130}