Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 114
yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, apassaṃ amataṃ padaṃ.
ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, passato amataṃ padaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 114
Better it is to live one day seeing the Deathless than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the Deathless.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp100-115/en/buddharakkhita#114

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