Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

“ Then he flung the sword away and was slowly leaving the place when Bhavananda came and stood near him. Mohendra said to him, "Tell me, who are you?"
Bhavananda replied, "What need have you to know that?"
"I have a need" said Mohendra. "You have done me today a very great service."
"I hardly thought you realized it;" said Bhavananda, "you had a weapon in your hand and yet you stood apart. A land-holder are you, and that's a man good at being the death of milk and ghee, but when work has to be done, an ape." ”

“ You are a wealthy zamindar. In consuming lavish dishes for breakfast, luncheon and dinner you are second to none. Yet when it comes to doing something useful, you are nothing better than a baboon.'
'You were engaged in sin,' Mahendra said contemptuously. ”