Dhammapada · Verse 101

Bāhiyadārucīriyattheravatthu

Pali

Sahassamapi ce gāthā,
anatthapadasaṁhitā;
Ekaṁ gāthāpadaṁ seyyo,
yaṁ sutvā upasammati.

English

Better than a thousand
meaningless verses
is a single meaningful verse,
hearing which brings you peace.

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