Bhagavad Gita 4.18

He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts.

कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।
स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्॥

karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśyedakarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ|
sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsnakarmakṛt||

English translation (above): Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain. Sanskrit text via github.com/gita/gita (Unlicense).

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