corresponding verses and sayings

[theist 1]

Gold is gold. Wisdom is wisdom, no matter where we find it.

 

 

 

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.

The Confucian Analects

 

 

 

When there are ample earthly flats to lie on, what is the necessity of cots and beds? When one can use his own arms, what is the necessity of a pillow? When one can use the palms of his hands, what is the necessity of varieties of utensils? When there is ample covering, or the skins of trees, what is the necessity of clothing?

Srimad Bhagavatam 2.2.4