अन्यच्छ्रेयोऽन्यदुतैव प्रेयस्ते उभे नानार्थे पुरुषꣳ सिनीतः ।तयोः श्रेय आददानस्य साधु भवति हीयतेऽर्थाद्य उ प्रेयो वृणीते ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
Two things stand before every person: the good (śreyas) and the pleasant (preyas) — different, and pulling toward different ends. One who takes up the good prospers; one who instead chooses the pleasant falls short of the true end.