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Bhagavad Gita 14.9
Krishna speaking to Arjuna
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत। ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥
sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta
Harmony attacheth to bliss, Motion to action O Bharata. Inertia, verily, having shrouded wisdom, attacheth on the contrary to heedlessness.
In plain words: Krishna sums up: goodness ties us to happiness, passion ties us to action, and dullness hides wisdom and ties us to carelessness.