Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 85
appakā te manussesu, ye janā pāragāmino.
athāyaṃ itarā pajā, tīramevānudhāvati.

Verse 86
ye ca kho sammadakkhāte, dhamme dhammānuvattino.
te janā pāramessanti, maccudheyyaṃ suduttaraṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 85
Few among men are those who cross to the farther shore. The rest, the bulk of men, only run up and down the hither bank.

Verse 86
But those who act according to the perfectly taught Dhamma will cross the realm of Death, so difficult to cross.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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