Dhammapada Verse 8.13

Sanskrit Verse

यञ्च वर्षशतं जीवेत् कुसीदो हीनवीर्यः । एकाहं जीवितं श्रेयः वीर्यमारभतो दृढम् ॥ १३॥

Bhikkhu Ānandajoti's translation

Better it is to live one day strenuous and resolute than to live a hundred years sluggish and dissipated.

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Cross-references:

• Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.20 (Virya as a means to Samadhi)
• Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.38 (Virya gained through Brahmacharya)