शैले शैले न माणिक्यं मौक्तिकं न गजे गजे ।
साधवो न हि सर्वत्र चन्दनं न वने वने ॥
śaile śaile na māṇikyaṁ mauktikaṁ na gaje gaje |
sādhavo na hi sarvatra candanaṁ na vane vane ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti-darśana: 2.9)
“A ruby is not on every mountain. A pearl is not on every elephant. Sādhus are not everywhere. Sandalwood is not in every forest.”