दिवसेनैव तत्कुर्यात्येन रात्रौ सुखं वसेत् ।
यावज्जीवं च तत्कुर्यात्येन प्रेत्य सुखं वसेत् ॥
divasenaiva tat kuryāt yena rātrau sukhaṁ vaset |
yāvaj jīvaṁ ca tat kuryāt yena pretya sukhaṁ vaset ||
(Vidura-nītī: 136, 137)
“Do that during the day whereby you can pass the night in happiness, and do that throughout life whereby you can live in happiness hereafter.”