Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.77
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 56.77
8. Dutiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga
8. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain
Samphappalāpasutta
Nonsense
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye samphappalāpā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye samphappalāpā appaṭiviratā …pe….
“… the sentient beings who refrain from talking nonsense are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
Sattamaṁ.