Shatakatraya 1.19

1.19

keyūrāṇi na bhūṣayanti puruṣaṃ hārā na candrojjvalā
na snānaṃ na vilepanaṃ na kusumaṃ nālaṅkṛtā mūrdhajāḥ |
vāṇy ekā samalaṅkaroti puruṣaṃ yā saṃskṛtā dhāryate
kṣīyante khalu bhūṣaṇāni satataṃ vāg-bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇam ||

Armlets do not adorn a man, nor pearl necklaces brilliant as the moon,
nor bathing, nor unguents, nor flowers, nor decorated hair;
speech alone adorns a man, provided it is cultivated with refinement;
all ornaments indeed perish constantly; the ornament of speech is the true ornament.