अप्रियं न हि भाषेत्न विरूध्येत केनचित् ।
कार्यसिद्धिं समीहेत कार्यभ्रंशो हि मूर्खता ॥
apriyaṁ na hi bhāṣet na virūdhyeta kenacit |
kārya-siddhiṁ samīheta kārya-bhraṁśo hi mūrkhatā ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2189)
“Do not speak unpleasantly and do not act hostilely with anyone. [Rather, simply] Strive to accomplish your goal. Straying from the goal is foolishness.”