Vishnupurana 1.9.28

1.9.28

niḥsattvāḥ sakalā lokā lobhādyupahatendriyāḥ
svalpe 'pi hi babhūvus te sābhilāṣā dvijottama //

all beings became devoid of steadiness; all the faculties of sense were obstructed by cupidity; and men's desires were excited by frivolous objects. Where there is energy, there is prosperity; and upon prosperity energy depends. How can those abandoned by prosperity be possessed of energy; and without energy, where is excellence? Without excellence there can be no vigour nor heroism amongst men: he who has neither courage nor strength, will be spurned by all: and he who is universally treated with disgrace, must suffer abasement of his intellectual faculties.