सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः। अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः॥
sulabhāḥ puruṣā rājan satataṃ priyavādinaḥ| apriyasya ca pathyasya vaktā śrotā ca durlabhaḥ||
English Meaning
O king, the speaker of soft words is common, but the speaker and the listener of unwelcome though beneficial words are rarities.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)