Noble persons are always service oriented - Sanskrit subhashitam

Of noble persons 

पिबन्ति नद्यः स्वयमेव नांभः

खादन्ति न स्वादुफलानि वृक्षाः। 

पयोधराः सस्यमदन्ति नैव 

परोपकाराय सतां विभूतयः॥ 

 

Meaning:  The resources of noble persons are for the benefit of others – the rivers do not drink their own waters, the trees do not eat their own fruit, and the clouds do not eat the food grains.

Explanation:  The quality of sharing is praised here. The noble and magnanimous do not keep all the wealth with them but try to share with the society. Lord Krishna in the Gita calls it karma-yoga, working for the welfare of humanity. Such behavior not merely wins friends but avoids jealousy and enmity and makes the world a better place to live. 

The poet here gives three examples of things which exist for others. The rivers, the poet says do not drink their own waters, the trees do not eat their own fruits and the clouds which give rain and generate crops do not eat away the crops. The wealth of noble persons is for helping others. 

This is also a reminder to us that there is a cycle of interdependence in nature. If we respect the laws of nature, the nature will also respect us. We can see how much the human being has brought harm to himself by an unwise exploitation of nature.