Shatakatraya 1.4

1.4

prasahya maṇim uddharen makara-vaktra-daṃṣṭrāntarāt
samudram api santaret pracalad ūrmi-mālākulam |
bhujaṅgam api kopitaṃ śirasi puṣpavad dhārayet
na tu pratiniviṣṭa-mūṛkha-jana-cittam ārādhayet ||

One might forcibly pluck a jewel from between the jaws of a crocodile,
one might even cross the ocean tossing with a multitude of surging waves,
one might even wear an enraged serpent upon one's head like a flower,
but one cannot win over the mind of an obstinate fool.