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Uv28:16
sukarāṇi hy asādhūni svātmano hy ahitāni ca |
yad vai hitaṃ ca pathyaṃ ca tad vai paramaduṣkaram ||

Uv 28:16 / Easy to do are bad things, which are harmful to oneself; / but what is beneficial and wholesome, that indeed is exceedingly hard to do.