Ashtavakra Gita

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अप्रयत्नात् प्रयत्नाद् वा मूढो नाप्नोति निर्वृतिं। तत्त्वनिश्चयमात्रेण प्राज्ञो भवति निर्वृतः॥१८- ३४॥

sanskrit

The stupid does not attain cessation whether he acts or abandons action, while the wise man find peace within simply by knowing the truth.

english translation

aprayatnAt prayatnAd vA mUDho nApnoti nirvRtiM| tattvanizcayamAtreNa prAjJo bhavati nirvRtaH||18- 34||

hk transliteration by Sanscript