Vuṭṭhisutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 205

[205] "The seed is the best of things that rise up; rain is the most excellent of things that fall down; cattle are the best of those that walk forth; a son is the most excellent of speakers."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.