Dhammapada · Verse 53

Visākhāvatthu

Pali

Yathāpi puppharāsimhā,
kayirā mālāguṇe bahū;
Evaṁ jātena maccena,
kattabbaṁ kusalaṁ bahuṁ.

English

Just as one would create many garlands
from a heap of flowers,
when a person has come to be born,
they should do many skillful things.

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