Mattāsukhapariccāgā

passe ce vipulaṃ sukhaṃ,

caje mattāsukhaṃ dhīro,

sampassaṃ vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.

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If by renouncing a lesser happiness

one may realize a greater happiness,

let the wise one renounce the lesser,

having regard for the greater.

Dhammapada 21.290

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The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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