Dhammapada · Verse 163

Saṅghabhedaparisakkanavatthu

Pali

Sukarāni asādhūni,
attano ahitāni ca;
Yaṁ ve hitañca sādhuñca,
taṁ ve paramadukkaraṁ.

English

It’s easy to do bad things
harmful to oneself,
but good things that are helpful
are the hardest things to do.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).