Dhammapada · Verse 100

Tambadāṭhikacoraghātakavatthu

Pali

Sahassamapi ce vācā,
anatthapadasaṁhitā;
Ekaṁ atthapadaṁ seyyo,
yaṁ sutvā upasammati.

English

Better than a thousand
meaningless sayings
is a single meaningful saying,
hearing which brings you peace.

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