ययोरेव समं वित्तं ययोरेव समं श्रुतम् ।
तयोर्विवाहः सख्यं च न तु पुष्टविपुष्टयोः ॥
yayor eva samam vittam yayor eva samam śrutam |
tayor vivahaḥ sakhyaṁ ca na tu puṣṭa-vipuṣṭayoḥ ||
(Pañcatantra)
“Marriage and friendship are for those who are equal in wealth and equal in learning, and not for those between whom one is well-endowed and the other is not.”