[484] Bhikkhus, there are these three characteristics of the wise person, marks of the wise person, evidences of the wise person. What are the three? Here, bhikkhus, a wise person is one who thinks well-thought thoughts, one who speaks well-spoken speech, and one who does well-done deeds. Bhikkhus, if a wise person were not one who thinks well-thought thoughts, one who speaks well-spoken speech, and one who does well-done deeds, by what would the wise know him thus: 'This worthy one is a wise person, a true person'? But, bhikkhus, since a wise person is one who thinks well-thought thoughts, one who speaks well-spoken speech, and one who does well-done deeds, therefore the wise know him thus: 'This worthy one is a wise person, a true person.' That same wise person, bhikkhus, experiences threefold pleasure and joy in this very life.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.