Hitopadesha 2.27

2.27

viśeṣataś ca-
praṇamaty unnati-hetor jīvita-hetor vimuñcati prāṇān |
duḥkhīyati sukha-hetoḥ ko mūḍhaḥ sevakād anyaḥ //

And especially:
He bows down for the sake of elevation; for the sake of life, he gives up his breaths; / he undergoes misery for the sake of pleasure: who is a fool other than a servant?

2.27.p1

damanako brūte-mitra sarvathā manasāpi naitat kartavyam, yataḥ-

Damanaka says: 'Friend, this must never be thought even in one's mind. For:

'Nay, friend! never think thus,' said Damanaka—