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The Discourse on Reflection
3. "There are, monks, these three characteristics of a fool, signs of a fool, manifestations of a fool. What three? Here, monks, a fool is one who thinks badly thought thoughts, speaks badly spoken speech, and does badly done deeds. If, monks, this fool were not one who thinks badly thought thoughts, speaks badly spoken speech, and does badly done deeds, by what would the wise know him - 'This venerable one is a fool, a bad person'? But because, monks, a fool is one who thinks badly thought thoughts, speaks badly spoken speech, and does badly done deeds, therefore the wise know him - 'This venerable one is a fool, a bad person.' These, monks, are the three characteristics of a fool, signs of a fool, manifestations of a fool.
"There are, monks, these three characteristics of a wise person, signs of a wise person, manifestations of a wise person. What three? Here, monks, a wise person is one who thinks well-thought thoughts, speaks well-spoken speech, and does well-done deeds. If, monks, this wise person were not one who thinks well-thought thoughts, speaks well-spoken speech, and does well-done deeds, by what would the wise know him - 'This venerable one is wise, a good person'? But because, monks, a wise person is one who thinks well-thought thoughts, speaks well-spoken speech, and does well-done deeds, therefore the wise know him - 'This venerable one is wise, a good person.' These, monks, are the three characteristics of a wise person, signs of a wise person, manifestations of a wise person. Therefore here... The third.