Bhishma said Some become pleased by Conciliation, while others are pleased by Gifts. Every man, according to his own nature, likes the one or the other.
भीष्म उवाच साम्ना प्रसाद्यते कश्चिद् दानेन च तथा परः। पुरुषप्रकृतिं ज्ञात्वा तयोरेकतरं भजेत्॥