“Just as a tree, though cut down, can sprout again if its roots remain uninjured, even so this suffering springs up repeatedly if the underlying craving is not eradicated.”

Canonical Pali Original: Yathāpi mūle anupaddave daḷhe, chinnopi rukkho punareva rūhati; Evampi taṇhānusaye anūhate, nibbattatī dukkhamidaṃ punappunaṃ.