Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 3.18 — Nothing to gain

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिदर्थव्यपाश्रयः ॥

naiva tasya kṛtenārtho nākṛteneha kaścana | na cāsya sarvabhūteṣu kaścidarthavyapāśrayaḥ ||

Meaning

Such a person has nothing to gain by acting or by not acting in this world, and does not depend on any being for anything.

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