Manusmriti

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अविद्वांश्चैव विद्वांश्च ब्राह्मणो दैवतं महत् । प्रणीतश्चाप्रणीतश्च यथाऽग्निर्दैवतं महत् ॥ ३१७ ॥

sanskrit

A Brahmana, be he ignorant or learned, is a great divinity, just as the fire, whether carried forth (for the performance of a burnt-oblation) or not carried forth, is a great divinity.

english translation

avidvAMzcaiva vidvAMzca brAhmaNo daivataM mahat | praNItazcApraNItazca yathA'gnirdaivataM mahat || 317 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript