कच्चित् सहस्रैर्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि पण्डितम्। पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छेषु कुर्यानिःश्रेयसं महत्॥
kaccit sahasrairmūrkhāṇāmekamicchasi paṇḍitam| paṇḍito hyarthakṛccheṣu kuryāniḥśreyasaṃ mahat||
English Meaning
And passing by a thousand dunces, do you set your heart on having a single wise man? In times of pecuniary stress, a wise man stands in excellent stead.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)