Dhammapada · Verse 112

Sabbadāsattheravatthu

Pali

Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve,
kusīto hīnavīriyo;
Ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo,
vīriyamārabhato daḷhaṁ.

English

Better to live a single day
energetic and strong,
than to live a hundred years
lazy and lacking energy.

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