Dhammapada Verse 8.14

Sanskrit Verse

यश्च वर्षशतं जीवेत् अपश्यन् उदयव्ययं एकाहं जीवितं श्रेयः पश्यतः उदयव्ययम् ॥

Bhikkhu Ānandajoti's translation

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.