भागवत - गुणसङ्गो विपर्ययः

दरिद्रो यस्त्वसंतुष्टः कृपणो योऽजितेन्द्रियः ।
गुणेष्वसक्तधीरीशो गुणसङ्गो विपर्ययः ॥

- भागवत

daridro yastu asantuShTaH kRupaNaH yaH ajitendriyaH ।
guNeShu asakta dhIH eeshaH guNasango viparyayaH ॥

- bhAgavata

Who is poor - he who is not satisfied. Who is pitiable - who has not overcome his senses. Who is the king - he whose mind does not run behind material pleasures. Running behind pleasures is a sure path to destruction.

- Bhagavata

योगवासिष्ठ - व्रणे कीट इवास्वाद्य

किंचित् कांतान्नपानादिकलिलं कोमलं गृहे ।
व्रणे कीट इवास्वाद्य वयः कार्यं न भस्मसात् ॥

- योगवासिष्ठ

kinchit kAntA anna pAnAdi kalilam komalam gRuhe ।
vraNe kITa iva AsvAdya vayaH kAryaM na bhasmasAt ॥

- yogavAsiShTha

One must not indulge too much in worldly pleasures like damsels, sweets and other eateries. If you stay at home all day savouring these pleasures, then you will be burning your lifetime into ashes.

- Yogavasishta

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - तृप्ति

काकमांसं शुनोच्छिष्टं स्वल्पं तदपि दुर्लभम् ।
भक्षितेनापि किं तेन तृप्तिर्येन न जायते ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद

kAkamAmsam shunocChiShTam svalpam tadapi durlabham ।
bhakShitenApi kiM tena tRuptiH yena na jAyate ॥

- panchatantra, mitrabheda

It is meat from a crow. Left over after a dog has feasted on it. It is very little. Even that is not easy to get. If I eat that, it will not even satisfy the slightest hunger. Why should I even eat it if it is not able to quench any hunger? At a higher level of consciouses, all worldly pleasures seem too insignificant as this.

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda