Dhammapada 58-59 [Khuddaka Nikaya]

4 - Pupphavagga, Flowers
12 - Garahadinna Vatthu

Yatha sankaradhanasmim, ujjhitasmim mahapathe;
padumam tattha jayetha, sucigandham manoramam.
Evam sankarabhutesu, andhabhute puthujjane;
atirocati pannaya, sammasambuddhasavako.

58 - 59: As a sweet-smelling and beautiful lotus flower may grow upon a heap of rubbish thrown on the highway, so also, out of the rubbish heap of beings may appear a disciple of the Buddha, who with his wisdom shines forth far above the blind (ignorant) worldlings.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association,1986.

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