Simhasanadvatrimshika f8.p3

f8.p3

ata ātmano guṇā ātmanā na stotavyāḥ, pareṣāṃ nindā na kartavyā. iti puttalikayo 'ktaṃ śrutvā savismayo bhojarājaḥ puttalikām avadat: satyam uktaṃ tvayaa, yaḥ svaguṇān kirtayati, sa eva mūrkhaḥ mayā yad guṇāḥ kirtitāḥ, tad anucitam eva. yasyai 'tat siṃhāsanam, tasyau 'dāryaṃ kathaya.

"Therefore one should not praise one's own virtues oneself, nor should one blame others." Hearing what was said by the statuette, King Bhoja, filled with wonder, said to the statuette: "What you have said is true; he who recounts his own virtues is indeed a fool. That I recounted my virtues was entirely improper. Tell [me] of the generosity of him to whom this throne belongs."