ये मत्सरा हतधियः खलु ते च दोषं
पश्यन्तु नागमन्यन्तु गुणं गुणज्ञाः ।
आलोकयन्ति किल ये च गुणं न दोषं
ते साधवः परममी परितोषयन्तु ॥
ye matsarā hata-dhiyaḥ khalu te ca doṣaṁ
paśyantu nāgamanyantu guṇaṁ guṇajñāḥ |
ālokayanti kila ye ca guṇaṁ na doṣaṁ
te sādhavaḥ paramamī paritoṣayantu ||
(Attributed to Madhvācārya)
“Those who are envious and witless can only see faults, while those who are cognizant of qualities consider only qualities. Those who see only qualities and not faults are the greatest sādhus, and they can find complete satisfaction.”