Bhishma said It has been said, O son of Pritha, that a gift made to an unsoliciting person yields greater merit than one made to a person who begs. One endued with contentment is certainly more deserving than that person who is shorn of that virtue and is, therefore, helpless amidst the storms and buffets of the world.
भीष्म उवाच श्रेयो वै याचतः पार्थ दानमाहुरयाचते। अर्हत्तमो वै धृतिमान् कृपणादधृतात्मनः॥