Brāhmaṇavagga · The Brahmin · Gāthā 383

Sabbattha ve sappuriso, no ca sabbattha paṇḍito; Brahā brāhmaṇoti vuccati, sīlesu susamāhito.

Sabbattha ve sappuriso, no ca sabbattha paṇḍito; brahmā brāhmaṇoti vuccati, sīlesu susamāhito.

In every place is a good person, but not in every place is a wise one; one is called Brahman, well established in virtue.

The Brāhmaṇavagga — chapter of the Brahmin — is the last chapter of the Dhammapada. It does not refer to the brahmin caste, but to one who has attained spiritual perfection.

Sīlesu susamāhito — well established in virtue. Sīla is the foundation: without ethics, no wisdom can sustain itself.