समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका - कोऽर्थी गतो गौरवं

कोऽर्थान् प्राप्य न गर्वितो विषयिणः कस्यापदोऽस्तं गताः
    स्त्रीभिः कस्य न खण्डितं भुवि मनः को नाम राजप्रियः ।
कः कालस्य न गोचरत्वमगमत् कोऽर्थी गतो गौरवं
    को वा दुर्जयदुर्गुणेषु पतितः क्षेमेण जातः पथि ॥

- समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका

ko arthAn prApya na garvato viShayiNaH kasya aapado astam gatAH
    strIbhiH kasya na khaNditam bhuvi manaH ko nAma rAjapriyaH ।
kaH kAlasya na gocharatvam agamat ko arthI gato gauravam
    ko vA durjaya durguNeShu patitaH kShemeNa jAtaH pathi ॥

- samayochitapadyaratnamAlikA

Who can keep arrogance out even after becoming wealthy? Who can claim that all their troubles are over? Whose mind has not been broken by a lady? Who does a king like? Who can cheat death for ever? Which beggar has ever gotten any respect? Who has come back to right path after having strayed to the path of sin?

- Samayochitapadyaratnamalika