Dhammapada · 4.10

Yathāpi puppharāsimhā, kayirā mālāguṇe bahū;Evaṃ jātena maccena, kattabbaṃ kusalaṃ bahuṃ.

Yathapi puppharasimha, kayira malagune bahu; Evam jatena maccena, kattabbam kusalam bahum.

As many garlands can be strung from a heap of flowers, so by the mortal once born, many wholesome deeds should be done.

— Dhammapada 4.10

Source: Pali text from the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pali Canon (oldest extant Buddhist scripture, compiled c. 3rd century BCE). Public-domain English readings drawn from F. Max Müller's translation in Sacred Books of the East, Vol X (1881) and the Buddhist Publication Society's freely-licensed Acharya Buddharakkhita rendering.