jyeṣṭhatvaṃ janmanā naiva guṇairjyeṣṭhatvamucyate |
guṇāt gurutvamāyāti dugdhaṃ dadhi ghṛtaṃ kramāt ||
Greatness is not by birth, greatness is decided by qualities (of a person). Weight increases from milk to curd to ghee, even though milk is born first, and ghee comes later.