Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 187

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agururiti vadatu loko gauravamatraiva punarahaṃ manye /
darśitaguṇaikavṛttir yasya jane janitadāhe'pi //

Let the world call it 'not heavy' (aguru); yet here alone do I perceive real heaviness:
For its conduct displays only virtue, even when burning has been inflicted on it by people.