Dhammapada · 4.12

Candanaṃ tagaraṃ vāpi, uppalaṃ atha vassikī;Etesaṃ gandhajātānaṃ, sīlagandho anuttaro.

Candanam tagaram vapi, uppalam atha vassiki; Etesam gandhajatanam, silagandho anuttaro.

Of all fragrances — sandalwood, tagara, lotus, jasmine — the fragrance of virtue is supreme.

— Dhammapada 4.12

Source: Pali text from the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pali Canon (oldest extant Buddhist scripture, compiled c. 3rd century BCE). Public-domain English readings drawn from F. Max Müller's translation in Sacred Books of the East, Vol X (1881) and the Buddhist Publication Society's freely-licensed Acharya Buddharakkhita rendering.