Bhojaprabandha 25

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What more should I say? Having reflected well on 'What will happen to me by doing this, and what by not doing it?', it is proper for an intelligent man to do it or not. When performing any action, whether proper or improper, a wise person should carefully consider its outcome. Actions carried out in great haste bring results fraught with disaster, piercing the heart like an arrow and causing agony.
Moreover:
With whom one has sat, eaten, laughed, and spoken in confidence in secret,
how can the heart turn away from him until death, even among the wicked? (25)