सौंदरनंद - लोक

लोके प्रकृतिभिन्नेऽस्मिन्न कश्चित् कस्यचित् प्रियः ।
कार्यकारणसंबद्धं वालुकामुष्टिवज्जगत् ॥

- सौंदरनंद

loke prakRuti bhinne asmin na kashchit kasyachit priyaH ।
kArya kAraNa saMbaddhaM vAlukA muShTivat jagat ॥

- saundarananda

In this world, different people will have different tastes. Nobody actually likes any other. They are all together just because they depend on each other for survival. They are all together just like grains of sand in a fist. If the fist loosens, they all go their own way.

- Saundarananda

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - राजा प्रजा

नरपतिहितकर्ता द्वेष्यतां याति लोके
    जनपदहितकर्ता त्यज्यते पार्थिवेंद्रैः ।
इति महति विरोधे वर्तमाने समाने
    नृपति जनपदानां दुर्लभः कार्यकर्ता ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद

narapati hitakartaa dveShyatAm yAti loke
    janapadahitakartA tyajyate pArthivendraiH ।
iti mahati virodhe vartamAne samAne
    nRupati janapadAnAm durlabhaH kAryakartA ॥

- panchatantra, mitrabheda

If one helps the king, people at large will not like him. If one works mostly in people's interest, then the kings will abandon him. With both sides equally important, it is very difficult to find a person who can balance the interests of both the king and the subjects.

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda