आशाया ये दासास्ते दासाः सर्वलोकस्य ।
आशा येषां दासी तेषां दासायते लोकः ॥
āśāyā ye dāsās te dāsāḥ sarva-lokasya |
āśā yeṣāṁ dāsī teṣāṁ dāsāyate lokaḥ ||
(Unknown source)
“Those who are servants of desire are servants of the entire world. The world [however] is like a servant of they of whom desire is a maidservant.”