Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 9 - Verse 49
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 49 Sanskrit: न वेद कृपण: श्रेय आत्मनो गुणवस्तुदृक् ।तस्य तानिच्छतो यच्छेद्यदि सोऽपि तथाविध: ॥ ४९ ॥ ITRANS: na veda kṛpaṇaḥ śreyaātmano guṇa-vastu-dṛktasya tān icchato yacchedyadi so ’pi tathā-vidhaḥ Translation: Those who think material assets to be everything or to be the ultimate goal of life are called misers [kṛpaṇas]. They do not know the ultimate necessity of the soul. Moreover, if one awards that which is desired by such fools, he must also be considered foolish....