Dhammapada · 15.10
Sāhu dassanamariyānaṃ, sannivāso sadā sukho;Adassanena bālānaṃ, niccameva sukhī siyā.
Sahu dassanamariyanam, sannivaso sada sukho; Adassanena balanam, niccameva sukhi siya.
Good is the sight of the noble ones; living with them is always happy. By not seeing fools, one would always be happy.
— Dhammapada 15.10
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.