Dhammapada 54-55 [Khuddaka Nikaya]

4 - Pupphavagga, Flowers
9 - Anandattherapanha Vatthu

Na pupphagandho pativatameti, na candanam tagara mallika va;
satanca gandho pativatameti, sabba disa sappuriso pavayati.
Cadanam tagaram vapi, uppalam atha vassiki;
etesam gandhajatanam, silagandho anuttaro.

54: The scent of flowers cannot go against the wind; nor the scent of sandalwood, nor of rhododendron (tagara), nor of jasmin (mallika)2; only the reputation of good people can go against the wind. The reputation of the virtuous ones (sappurisa) is wafted abroad in all directions.
55: There are the scents of sandalwood, rhododendron, lotus and jasmin (vassika)3; but the scent of virtue surpasses all scents.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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