[231] Bhikkhus, it would be better for the uninstructed worldling (assutavā puthujjano) to take this body, composed of the four great elements (cātummahābhūtika kāya), as self, but not the mind (citta). For what reason? Because this body composed of the four great elements is seen standing for one year, standing for two years, standing for three years, standing for four years, standing for five years, standing for ten years, standing for twenty years, standing for thirty years, standing for forty years, standing for fifty years, standing for a hundred years, standing even longer. But that which is called 'mind (citta)' and also 'mentality (mano)' and also 'consciousness (viññāṇa)' — that arises as one thing and ceases as another by night and by day.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.