भोगा न भुक्ता वयमेव भुक्ताः
कालो न यातो वयमेव याताःतपो न तप्तं वयमेव तप्ताः
तृष्णा न जीर्णा वयमेव जीर्णाः
(नीतिशतक)
Man thinks that he enjoys pleasures, but in fact the pleasures enjoy him. Time does not move but man does (in time). Heat does not get hot, man does. Desire does not grow old or diminish, man does.
(Neetishatak)
