Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.228
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 4.228
23. Duccaritavagga
23. Bad Conduct
Dutiyavohārapathasutta
Kinds of Expression (2nd)
…pe… Diṭṭhe adiṭṭhavādī hoti, sute asutavādī hoti, mute amutavādī hoti, viññāte aviññātavādī hoti …pe… diṭṭhe diṭṭhavādī hoti, sute sutavādī hoti, mute mutavādī hoti, viññāte viññātavādī hoti …pe….
“A foolish person … creates much wickedness. … They say they haven’t seen, heard, thought, or known something, but they have. … An astute person … creates much merit. … They say they’ve seen, heard, thought, or known something, and they have. …”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.