Like Drops of Water
121 Think not lightly of evil, saying: ‘it will not come to me’. Even a water pot is filled by the falling of drops. Likewise the fool, gathering it little by little, fills himself with evil.
122 Think not lightly of good, saying: ‘it will not come to me’. Even a water pot is filled by the falling of drops. In the same way the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
From “Selections from The Dhammapada Sayings of the Buddha” Translated by Piyadassi Thera, Buddhist Publication Society Kandy • Sri Lanka, First published 1974. https://www.bps.lk/olib/bl/bla0s_Piyadassi_Selections-from-the-Dhammapada.html
Comment: The second verse is most often quoted. Read the prior verses for more depth in understanding. A wise person studies the Dharma, all of it. To your happiness – Mark