Shatakatraya 3.77

3.77

durārādhyāś cāmī turaga-cala-cittāḥ kṣitibhujo
vayaṃ tu sthūlecchāḥ sumahati phale baddha-manasaḥ |
jarā dehaṃ mṛtyur harati dayitaṃ jīvitam idaṃ
sakhe nānyac chreyo jagati viduṣe 'nyatra tapasaḥ ||

These kings are hard to please, their minds as fickle as horses, / while we have lofty desires, our minds fixed on great reward; / old age steals the body, and death snatches this beloved life: / O friend, there is no other good for a wise man in this world except ascetic austerity.