दूरस्थोऽपि न दूरस्थो यो यस्य मनसि स्थित: ।
यो यस्य हॄदये नास्ति समीपस्थोऽपि दूरत: ॥
dūrasthe’pi na dūrastho yo yasya manasi sthitaḥ |
yo yasya hṛdaye nāsti samīpasthō’pi dūrataḥ ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti-sāra)
“Even if situated far away, one who is present in one’s heart is not situated far away. One who is not present in one’s heart is far away [however] even if situated nearby.”